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Table 3 Amount of glucose-6-phosphate produced and glucokinase activity following incubation with Tetracarpidium conophorum seed extract

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

TECOSE concentration (mg/ml)

Glucose-6-phosphate produced (mg/dl)

Glucokinase activity (U/ml/mg protein) × 10–5

5.0

0.59 ± 0.01a

7.68 ± 0.07a

10.0

0.61 ± 0.01b

7.94 ± 0.07b

15.0

0.68 ± 0.01c

8.86 ± 0.07c

20.0

0.69 ± 0.01c

8.99 ± 0.07c

25.0

0.72 ± 0.01d

9.39 ± 0.07d

30.0

0.73 ± 0.00de

9.58 ± 0.00de

35.0

0.74 ± 0.01ef

9.65 ± 0.07ef

40.0

0.75 ± 0.01efg

9.78 ± 0.07efg

45.0

0.75 ± 0.00 fg

9.84 ± 0.00 fg

50.0

0.76 ± 0.01 g

9.97 ± 0.13 g

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