Research Article

Antiamylase, Antiglucosidase, and Antiglycation Properties of Millets and Sorghum from Sri Lanka

Table 1

IC50 and EC50 values of millet and sorghum samples for tested bioactivities.

Millet type/sorghum varietyActivity
Antiamylase activity (IC50: μg/mL)Early-stage antiglycation activity (IC50: μg/mL)Early-stage glycation reversing activity (EC50: μg/mL)Middle-stage antiglycation activity (IC50: μg/mL)Middle-stage glycation reversing activity (EC50: μg/mL)

Sweet sorghum33.34 ± 1.11a15.42 ± 0.50a131.91 ± 1.95a135.08 ± 12.95a393.24 ± 8.68a
Oshadha430.90 ± 33.50b28.13 ± 1.37a91.82 ± 6.56a356.97 ± 22.4b451.8 ± 24.2a
Rawana1446.70 ± 54.10c41.14 ± 1.08a122.33 ± 3.72a614.54 ± 6.99c1374.60 ± 129.30b
Kodo millet22.81 ± 1.71a227.68 ± 10.21b
Sorghum ICSV 112107.27 ± 1.73b394.36 ± 9.81c
Proso millet240.5 ± 25c781.20 ± 33.3d
White finger millet242.87 ± 7.19cd779.87 ± 4.75d
Foxtail millet270.03 ± 16.29d783.20 ± 61.70d

Results are expressed as mean ± SD, n = 3. Mean IC50 and EC50 values in columns superscripted by different letters are significantly different at  < 0.05.