Table 6
Inhibition activity of extracts from Aster scaber on elastase
Sample | Elastase inhibition activity (%) |
Phenolic content (μg/mL) |
50 | 100 | 150 | 200 |
Water extracts | 23.22±1.23a1) | 35.39±1.70b | 37.65±1.88b | 45.48±0.69c |
Ethanol extracts | 1.13±1.04a | 8.96±0.45b | 13.30±1.29c | 14.35±1.18c |
Epigallocatechin-gallate | 55.54±2.07a | 62.03±3.35b | 67.78±1.46bc | 73.25±3.03c |
Mean±SD (n=6), means with different superscript letters within level are significantly different at p<0.05 by Duncan's multiple range tests. Epigallocatechin-gallate was used for control.