Table 6.

Inhibition of α-amylase activity by Carica papaya seed extracts (% Inhibition).

Concentration	n-hexane	Ethylacetate	Methanol	Aqueous	Acarbose (standard)
20	23.04 ± 1.82a	22.52 ± 6.06	21.86 ± 0.72	18.52 ± 0.76	23.63 ± 0.33
40	37.37 ± 2.33ab	33.61 ± 1.56b	26.47 ± 4.73	21.43 ± 2.58	31.39 ± 1.65
60	48.66 ± 1.79ab	38.26 ± 3.18	26.41 ± 2.45	23.20 ± 1.01	42.49 ± 4.63
80	51.15 ± 3.71a	49.85 ± 5.92	41.53 ± 6.40	44.37 ± 1.77	57.38 ± 1.62
100	53.27 ± 0.10	58.12 ± 0.18a	52.22 ± 7.90	56.25 ± 1.87	58.69 ± 4.10
IC50 (mg/ml)	76.96	79.18	94.63	93.26	74.64

Values are Mean ± SD (n = 3).

^aSignificantly (p < 0.05) higher compared to other extracts at the same concentration.

^bSignificantly (p < 0.05) higher compared to Acarbose at the same concentration.