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. 2018 Mar 27;17:57. doi: 10.1186/s12944-018-0688-6

Table 3.

Pancreatic lipase inhibitory activity (%) of ethanolic, methanolic and water fractions of theaflavins and thearubigins

Concentration (μg/mL) % pancreatic inhibitory activity Means
TFW TFM TFE TRW TRM TRE
0 8 ± 0.05 12 ± 0.02 14 ± 0.84 6 ± 0.1 9 ± 0.3 11 ± 0.73 10.00 ± 0.06 g
100 22 ± 1.6 26 ± 0.9 32 ± 1.2 15 ± 0.4 18 ± 0.6 24 ± 1.4 22.83 ± 0.89f
200 36 ± 1.8 44 ± 1.5 52 ± 2.1 30 ± 0.4 32 ± 2.1 41 ± 2.1 39.17 ± 1.26e
300 42 ± 1.2 52 ± 3.1 63 ± 2.5 35 ± 1.1 48 ± 2.6 52 ± 2.3 48.67 ± 2.26d
400 50 ± 3.3 62 ± 2.7 72 ± 4.5 40 ± 2.5 52 ± 4.1 59 ± 2.8 55.83 ± 2.44c
500 55 ± 2.9 78 ± 5.4 82 ± 3.7 49 ± 2.2 58 ± 3.7 65 ± 4.2 64.50 ± 4.53b
600 65 ± 3.1 82 ± 4.5 91 ± 5.1 62 ± 4.5 75 ± 3.4 81 ± 6.7 76.00 ± 5.40a
Means 39.71 ± 1.26e 50.86 ± 3.66b 58.00 ± 4.36a 33.86 ± 1.6f 41.71 ± 2.58d 47.57 ± 3.75c

Values are mean ± SEM (n = 03). Values in same column within each parameter with different letters were significantly different from each other

TFW Theaflavin water extract, TRW thearubigins water extract, TFM Theaflavin methanolic extract, TRM thearubigins methanolic extract, TFE Theaflavin ethanolic extract, TRE Thearubigins ethanolic extract