Research Article

α-Amylase and α-Glucosidase Inhibitory Activities of Chemical Constituents from Wedelia chinensis (Osbeck.) Merr. Leaves

Table 2

Inhibitory effects of selected compounds against α-amylase and α-glucosidase activities (IC50 ± SD, g/mL).

Compoundsaα-Amylaseα-Glucosidase

1436.8 ± 28.6915.6 ± 36.5
7112.8 ± 15.1785.9 ± 12.7
8420.7 ± 25.2
9395.6 ± 18.3821.4 ± 55.2
Acarboseb124.0 ± 21.3642.6 ± 46.4

aCompounds were tested in a set of experiments three times. For different versus control group, . bAcarbose was used as a positive control. (‒): no inhibition (less than 10% inhibition).