Alpha-Amylase Inhibition and Antioxidative Capacity of Some Antidiabetic Plants Used by the Traditional Healers in Southeastern Nigeria

Table 2

Thin Layer chromatography retention factor using mobile phase C : ME : AA (I) and Tol : EA : AA (II) in the ratio of 5 : 4 : 1.

S/N	Plant samples	values
		C : ME : AA (I)	Tol : EA : AA (II)
1	Chlorophora excels	0.75, 0.97	0.47, 0.63, 0.75, 0.85, 0.98
2	Strophanthus hispidus	0.82	0.73, 0.94
3	Picralima nitida	0.15, 0.33, 0.70	0.11, 0.21, 0.71
4	Persea americana	0.15, 0.82	0.46, 0.57, 0.69, 0.9
5	Loranthus micranthus	0.90	0.730
6	Ceiba pentandra	0.20, 0.77, 0.9	0.08, 0.70, 0.73
7	Synsepalum dulcificum	0.85	0.81
8	Anthocleista djalonensis	0.84	0.81
9	Anacardium occidentale	0.75	0.47, 0.73, 0.86

C: chloroform; ME: methanol; AA: acetic acid; Tol: toluene; EA: ethyl acetate; : retention factor.