Table 4.
Enzyme inhibitory activity of different extracts of Acroptilon repens
| Assays | IC 50 (mg/ml) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acetone | Methanol | Ethanol | Galanthamine | Acarbose | |
| α-amylase | 0.399 ± 0.016a | 0.579 ± 0.02b | 0.63 ± 0.028c | - | 0.023 ± 0.005 |
| Acetyl cholinesterase | 0.325 ± 0.026a | 0.448 ± 0.012b | 0.621 ± 0.022c | 0.018 ± 0.004 | - |
Each value is expressed as mean ± SD (n = 3). Means, in the same row, with different letters are significantly different (p < 0.05).