Research Article

Inhibitory Activities of Zygophyllum album: A Natural Weight-Lowering Plant on Key Enzymes in High-Fat Diet-Fed Rats

Table 2

In vitro pancreatic lipase inhibition assay of various extract of  Zygophyllum album.

SampleConcentration (μg/mL)% inhibitionIC50 (μg/mL)

25 74.58 ± 1.13
Fluvastatin50 86.78 ± 1.2716.76
10093.35 ± 1.25

Hexane extract50 33.43 ± 1.11
100 48.52 ± 1.42103.05
200 59.85 ± 1.08

Ethyl
acetate
50 36.88 ± 1.45
100 46.23 ± 1.07108.15
200 59.3 ± 1.03

5037.83 ± 2.02
Butanol
Extract
100 52.79 ± 1.0894.71
  20068.86 ± 1.36  

50 44.03 ± 1.41
Ethanol extract100 54.86 ± 1.2891.07
200 70.12 ± 1.17

The data are expressed in mean ± S.E.M. in each group.