Metabolism of Mono‐ and Diacylglycerols in Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue of Obese and Normal‐weight Subjects

Abstract
Tissue monoacylglycerols (MG), diacylglycerols (DG), free fatty acids (FFA), and cyclic AMP (cAMP) and release of FFA and glycerol have been studied in vitro in subcutaneous adipose tissue of 6 obese and 7 normal‐weight subjects. The tissue was incubated without or with 6times10‐5 mol/1 of isoprenaline (ISNA). The DG level and the fat cell volume were strongly interrelated (r=+0.95, pr=+0.65, pr= +0.81, p‐14C‐ glycerol provided further evidence for the existence of a MG pathway for the esterification of FFA.