Table 5. Inhibitory activity of digestive enzymes (pancreatic lipase, α-amylase, and α-glucosidase) in Sorghum bicolor flour blended with hydrocolloids

Parameter	Pancreatic lipase IC₅₀ (μg/mL)	Αlpha-amylase IC₅₀ (μg/mL)	Αlpha-glucosidase IC₅₀ (μg/mL)
SB¹⁾	66.11±0.41^2)d3)	122.83±0.35^d	90.35±0.64^d
98% SB+2% BE	67.08±0.42^cd	124.88±037^cd	93.84±0.28^cd
96% SB+4% BE	69.43±0.30^bc	126.32±0.18^bc	95.94±0.15^bc
98% SB+2% DM	69.01±0.60^c	126.45±0.76^bc	95.84±0.57^bc
96% SF+4% DM	71.15±0.32^bc	127.53±0.76^bc	97.29±0.30^bc
98% SB+2% SCMC	69.96±0.45^bc	129.87±0.59^bc	96.56±0.15^bc
96% SB+4% SCMC	73.21±0.67^b	135.28±0.86^b	99.89±0.62^b
Orlistat	0.48±0.02^a	-	-
Acarbose	-	10.93±0.84^a	19.37±0.96^a

SB, wholemeal Sorghum bicolor flour; BE, Brachytegia eurycoma flour; DM, Detarium microcarpum flour; SCMC, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose.
All values are mean±SD (n=3).
Values with different lowercase superscript letters in the same column differ significantly (p<0.05).