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Table 2 Amount of glucose consumed and glucokinase activity in the presence of Tetracarpidium conophorum seed extract

From: Tetracarpidium conophorum seed extract reduces intestinal absorption, and increases cellular trapping of glucose

TECOSE concentration (mg/ml)

Unused glucose (mmol/L)

Consumed Glucose (mmol/L)

Glucokinase activity (U/ml/mg protein) × 10–2

5.0

17.31 ± 0.03d

13.94 ± 0.03a

3.29 ± 0.01a

10.0

9.87 ± 0.31c

21.37 ± 0.31b

5.05 ± 0.08b

15.0

9.35 ± 1.10bc

22.23 ± 0.66bc

5.25 ± 0.16bc

20.0

8.64 ± 0.00bc

22.60 ± 0.00bc

5.34 ± 0.00bc

25.0

8.16 ± 1.36bc

23.08 ± 1.36bc

5.45 ± 0.32bc

30.0

7.96 ± 0.02bc

23.28 ± 0.02bc

5.50 ± 0.01bc

35.0

6.82 ± 2.13b

24.42 ± 2.13c

5.77 ± 0.50c

40.0

3.53 ± 0.94a

27.71 ± 0.94d

6.55 ± 0.23d

45.0

3.36 ± 0.64a

27.89 ± 0.64d

6.59 ± 0.15d

50.0

2.86 ± 0.03a

28.39 ± 0.03d

6.71 ± 0.01d

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± SD (n = 3). Means with different Tukey superscripts along the column are statistically significant at p < 0.05