Fig. 2.

The effect of extracts on cell viability and glucose uptake efficacy of L6 muscle cells. a MTT assay showing cytotoxicity of ethyl acetate extracts of rice (RBE) and wheat (WBE) bran against L6 (IC50 values are shown in brackets). b Graphical representation of glucose uptake assay using 2-NBDG [*significance of difference from untreated, ^#significance of difference from Rosiglitazone (ROS positive control) and ^Φsignificance of difference between RBE and WBE] and c representative flow cytometry data of glucose uptake, i untreated control, ii rosiglitazone, iii ethyl acetate extract of rice bran-RBE (100 μg/mL) and iv ethyl acetate extract of wheat bran-WBE (100 μg/mL)