Research Article

Isolation of Antidiabetic Principle from Fruit Rinds of Punica granatum

Table 3

Effect of MEPG and VAD isolated from fruit rinds of Punica granatum on protein tyrosine phosphatase-1B (PTP1B) enzyme activity in in vitro.

Sl. noSampleConcentration ( g/mL)% Inhibition#IC50 ( g/mL)*

5
10
(1)Methanolic extract25 26.25
50
100

5
10
(2)Valoneic acid dilactone25 12.41
50
100

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM (% inhibition#) and mean ( ) of three trials.