Research Article

Antidiabetic Potential of Prosopis farcta Roots: In Vitro Pancreatic Beta Cell Protection, Enhancement of Glucose Consumption, and Bioassay-Guided Fractionation

Scheme 1

Overview of the bioassay-guided fractionation of aqueous extract of P. farcta roots. The crude extract was subjected to two steps of vacuum liquid chromatography (VLC) and HPLC fractionations to yield the active fraction (F2C-d) that showed effect on pancreatic β-cells and hepatocytes in vitro. Note the active fractions in the green boxes as F2, F2C, and F2C-D.