Research Article

In Vitro Antidiabetic Effects of Isolated Triterpene Glycoside Fraction from Gymnema sylvestre

Table 1

% α-glucosidase inhibition for different solvent extracts of GS.

Solvents% α-glucosidase Inhibition

Methanol52.2 ± 0.50

Ethanol97.24 ± 0.24

Acetone80.34 ± 0.63

Ethyl acetate7.1 ± 0.05

Chloroform75.24 ± 0.40

Water-

Known amount of GS powder was extracted using different solvent systems.The experiments were done in triplicate and average values were determined. Values are expressed as mean± SD.