Research Article

Comparative Analysis of the Antioxidant and Antidiabetic Potential of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. and Nymphaea lotus L. var. pubescens (Willd.)

Table 3

IC50 values of in vitro α-glucosidase inhibition of Nelumbo nucifera and Nymphaea pubescens.

Nelumbo nucifera (μg/mL)Nymphaea pubescens (μg/mL)

Crude extract66.32 ± 4.355.29 ± 0.39
DCM fraction349.86 ± 2.91224.4 ± 6.85
Ethyl acetate fraction29.06 ± 0.249.85 ± 1.43
Water fraction109.75 ± 0.3216.75 ± 0.32

Data are expressed as the mean of three different assays ± standard error mean.