A 70% Ethanol Extract of Mistletoe Rich in Betulin, Betulinic Acid, and Oleanolic Acid Potentiated <i>β</i>-Cell Function and Mass and Enhanced Hepatic Insulin Sensitivity

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"> </td><td class="align_center">Water extract of <br/>Korean mistletoe</td><td class="align_center">70% methanol extract <br/>of Korean mistletoe</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Polyphenols </td><td class="align_center">3.53 ± 0.54</td><td class="align_center">5.86 ± 0.63</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Flavonoids </td><td class="align_center">1.32 ± 0.22</td><td class="align_center">2.38 ± 0.31</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Betulin</td><td class="align_center">ND</td><td class="align_center">0.11 ± 0.01</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Betulinic acid </td><td class="align_center">ND</td><td class="align_center">0.51 ± 0.00</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Oleanolic acid </td><td class="align_center">ND</td><td class="align_center">0.89 ± 0.01</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td>Values are means ± SD. ND, nondetectable.<br/></td></tr></table>

The contents of phenolic compounds and flavonoids (unit: mg/g dry weight).

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Table 1: A 70% Ethanol Extract of Mistletoe Rich in Betulin, Betulinic Acid, and Oleanolic Acid Potentiated <i>β</i>-Cell Function and Mass and Enhanced Hepatic Insulin Sensitivity 

Table 1 | A 70% Ethanol Extract of Mistletoe Rich in Betulin, Betulinic Acid, and Oleanolic Acid Potentiated β-Cell Function and Mass and Enhanced Hepatic Insulin Sensitivity 