Table 1.
IC50 values for yeast α-glucosidase and α-amylase inhibition
| Analyte |
Inhibitory concentration, IC50 (μg/ml) |
|
|---|---|---|
| α-glucosidase | α-amylase | |
| Methanol extract (ME) |
7.50 ± 0.15 |
43.9 ± 0.19 |
| n-butanol fraction (NBF) |
2.40 ± 0.23 |
58.5 ± 0.13 |
| Sub-fraction I (SFI) |
11.45 ± 0.28 |
69.8 ± 0.25 |
| Acarbose (ACAR) | 3.40 ± 0.19 | 32.0 ± 0.30 |