Table 5 Activity inhibition of α-amylase and α-glucosidase by Extract, ZnO@MgO NPs, and acarbose. The data shows means ± standard error (n = 3). According to Tukey’s test (HSD), significant differences (P ≤ 0.05) are indicated by different lowercase letters in the same species within a column.

From: Pharmacological applications and plant stimulation under sea water stress of biosynthesis bimetallic ZnO/MgO NPs

Concentration (µg/mL)

α-Amylase inhibition %

HSD

α-Glucosidase inhibition %

HSD

Acarbose

Extract

ZnO@MgO NPs

Acarbose

Extract

ZnO@MgO NPs

1000

87.9 ± 1.32b

78.7 ± 2.15c

95.0 ± 1.69a

3.32

89.8 ± 1.10a

75.1 ± 0.89c

84.6 ± 1.21b

3.32

500

81.7 ± 0.98b

72.6 ± 0.65c

90.6 ± 0.78a

3.21

84.0 ± 0.56a

69.3 ± 0.78c

78.5 ± 0.89b

2.21

250

75.1 ± 1.65b

66.1 ± 1.89c

84.0 ± 0.87a

2.87

78.4 ± 0.25a

63.2 ± 0.36c

72.6 ± 0.42b

1.23

125

68.7 ± 0.98b

59.9 ± 1.20c

78.2 ± 0.68a

2.21

73.0 ± 0.15a

57.8 ± 0.36c

67.4 ± 0.21b

0.96

62.50

62.3 ± 1.02b

53.7 ± 0.89c

71.8 ± 0.32a

3.32

67.1 ± 0.85a

51.8 ± 0.36c

61.7 ± 0.58b

2.10

31.25

56.3 ± 0.87b

47.5 ± 1.02c

65.5 ± 0.68a

2.23

61.6 ± 1.02a

45.6 ± 0.95c

55.2 ± 0.80b

3.21

15.63

49.8 ± 0.25b

40.4 ± 0.32c

58.6 ± 0.58a

1.21

56.6 ± 0.52a

39.6 ± 0.45c

48.2 ± 0.42b

1.35

7.81

42.9 ± 0.09b

34.4 ± 0.25c

47.1 ± 0.16a

0.65

50.3 ± 0.25a

34.2 ± 0.36c

44.6 ± 0.19b

0.85

3.90

36.2 ± 0.89b

27.6 ± 1.03c

40.6 ± 0.75a

2.36

44.0 ± 1.09a

28.4 ± 0.87c

38.8 ± 0.65b

2.32

1.95

30.0 ± 1.05b

21.4 ± 1.16c

34.2 ± 0.69a

3.26

38.1 ± 0.82a

23.2 ± 1.02c

33.6 ± 0.86b

2.48

0.00

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0c

0.0 ± 0.0

00

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

00

IC50 µg/mL

117.02 ± 0.56b

260.05 ± 1.09a

6.5 ± 0.36c

6.32

22.15 ± 0.76c

291.22 ± 60a

120.76 ± 1.19b

4.36