Research Article

Determination of Mineral Composition and Phenolic Content and Investigation of Antioxidant, Antidiabetic, and Antibacterial Activities of Crocus sativus L. Aqueous Stigmas Extracts

Table 4

Digestive enzyme inhibition activity (α-glucosidase and α-amylase) of C. sativus aqueous extracts.

Studied agentsIC50 (μg/ml)
α-Amylaseα-Glucosidase

Moroccan extract687.12 ± 0.21b75.25 ± 1.05a
Italian extract720.05 ± 1.01c97.83 ± 1.03b
Acarbose334.40 ± 1.24a119.41 ± 0.02c

Data are expressed as mean ± SD (n = 3). Different letters in the same row represent significant differences at .