Enzyme SCD1

In a study done at University of Wisconsin by Chad Paton and his colleagues, on how eating specific kind of fat will assist in losing weight faster. The research began with an enzyme found in obese individuals. This enzyme that was located in the skeletal muscles was then tested for specific functionality by using once again our little furry friends that con in hand in the lab. After altering the sequence of the gene that regulates the enzyme activity, they found an increase in metabolic activity along with an increase in energy and exercise drive.

As was found, the enzyme SCD1 that is produced by the liver, where it will develop this enzyme when fatty foods are eaten. What also was discovered was the production of linoleic acid which particularly comes through eating. This enzyme causes a cascade of events which resulted in producing a protein which signaled certain cells to burn more energy.

Since more energy was being made, the more was being used as well which was seen by the difference in the amount of exercise these mice did. The normal mice ran up to 10 minutes on their spinning wheel, where as these new mice ran 70 minutes.

Since these findings can't be tested on human test subjects, Chad Paton has decided to use his research to help improve dietary supplement.

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