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