Table 2.
Inhibitory effect of acetone extracts from various parts of A. zerumbet on tyrosinase, pancreatic lipase, 15-lipoxygenase and LDL oxidation activities.
| Sample | 50% of Inhibition (μg/mL) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrosinase | Pancreatic lipase | 15-Lipoxygenase | LDL oxidation | |
| Rhizomes | 224.53 ± 4.34 d 1 | 277.75 ± 1.60 e | 142.15 ± 1.44 c | 164.90 ± 0.71 b |
| Stems | 312.53 ± 1.43 e | 747.09 ± 2.34 f | 1866.75 ± 9.12 f | 443.97 ± 3.64 d |
| Leaves | 152.23 ± 1.66 b | 58.88 ± 1.55 b | 759.59 ± 3.13 d | 507.59 ± 3.73 e |
| Flowers | 210.33 ± 1.76 c | 76.73 ± 0.82 c | 1356.57 ± 0.52 e | 423.43 ± 3.47 c |
| Pericarps | 151.31 ± 0.26 b | 256.30 ± 3.12 d | 87.90 ± 1.60 b | 515.48 ± 2.14 e |
| Seeds | 2.30 ± 0.02 a | 5.00 ± 0.70 a | 1.26 ± 0.07 a | 15.40 ± 0.86 a |
1 The data represent the means ± SD of three determinations. Values with the same letter in one column are not significantly different (p = 0.01) from each other.