Comparison of antidiabetic potential of (+) and (−)-hopeaphenol, a pair of enantiomers isolated from Ampelocissus indica (L.) and Vateria indica Linn., with respect to inhibition of digestive enzymes and induction of glucose uptake in L6 myotubes

Abstract

The remarkable α-glucosidase inhibition exhibited by the acetone extract of the rhizome of Ampelocissus indica (L.) and stem bark of Vateria indica Linn. (IC₅₀ 23.2 and 1.47 μg mL⁻¹) encouraged us to isolate the phytochemicals from these plants.