Table 4.
Inhibitory effects of the 70% ethanolic extract of A. aserifolia and its n-hexane, EtOAc-, n-BuOH-, and H2O-soluble por tions against α-glucosidase

Conc. (mg/mL) Inhibition (%)
IC50 (µg/mL)
1000 500 250 100 50 10
70% EtOH ext. 72.1 51.4 23.6 3.8 2.5 1.5 482.5±12.9
n-Hexane layer 54.3 36.9 5.8 0.2 0.1 0.0 <500
EtOAc layer 99.5 98.5 95.7 47.0 8.7 1.0 103.4±1.0
n-BuOH layer 92.8 82.0 49.0 28.4 5.6 1.7 221.1±19.5
H2O layer 82.8 71.0 57.2 35.1 11.6 3.2 203.2±16.8
(+)-Catechin1) 67.9 50.6 43.1 37.8 5.7 3.5 501.1±17.5
Used as a positive control.