Research Article

Enzyme Inhibitory Properties, Antioxidant Activities, and Phytochemical Profile of Three Medicinal Plants from Turkey

Table 3

Inhibition concentration of the plant extracts on cholinesterases, tyrosinase, α-amylase, and α-glucosidase.

Plant extracts/positive controlsIC50 (mg/mL)
CholinesterasesTyrosinaseα-Amylaseα-Glucosidase
AcetylcholinesteraseButyrylcholinesterase

HvEA1.44 ± 0.0013.29 ± 0.0182.63 ± 0.0353.65 ± 0.1883.77 ± 0.016
HvMeOH1.50 ± 0.044NA2.50 ± 0.0145.59 ± 0.1912.88 ± 0.051
HvAq9.22 ± 0.527NA3.46 ± 0.01213.39 ± 0.2195.18 ± 0.078

OhEA1.46 ± 0.0163.81 ± 0.2524.30 ± 0.0574.92 ± 0.33520.95 ± 0.581
OhMeOH1.63 ± 0.018NA3.50 ± 0.0695.51 ± 0.1413.89 ± 0.097
OhAq4.46 ± 0.024NA 21.76 ± 1.35711.84 ± 0.4655.86 ± 0.050

VtEA1.57 ± 0.0033.15 ± 0.0523.21 ± 0.0122.07 ± 0.0952.74 ± 0.044
VtMEOH1.60 ± 0.008NA2.26 ± 0.0104.21 ± 0.1808.68 ± 0.214
VtAq5.55 ± 0.080NA4.41 ± 0.14513.74 ± 0.5148.31 ± 0.355

Galantamine0.002 ± 0.0000.002 ± 0.001NDNDND
Kojic acidNDND0.14 ± 0.001NDND
AcarboseNDNDND1.00 ± 0.0236.67 ± 0.200

Hv: Hedysarum varium; Oh: Onobrychis hypargyrea; Vt: Vicia truncatula; EA: ethyl acetate extract; MeOH: methanolic extract; Aq: aqueous extract. Values significantly () lower than the positive control. Values significantly () higher than the positive control.