Research Article
Screening for Bioactive Metabolites in Plant Extracts Modulating Glucose Uptake and Fat Accumulation
Table 1
The seven different plant species tested in the bioassays of this screening study.
| Botanical name | Common name | Family | Part of plant |
| Brassica oleracea var. italica | Broccoli | Brassicaceae | Aerial parts | B. oleracea var. sabellica | Kale | Brassicaceae | Aerial parts | Daucus carota | Carrot (cv purple haze) | Apiaceae | Roots | Rhodiola rosea | Golden root | Crassulaceae | Flowers/roots | Sambucus nigra | Common elder | Caprifoliaceae | Flowers | Satureja hortensis | Savory, summer | Lamiaceae | Aerial parts | Thymus vulgaris | Thyme | Lamiaceae | Aerial parts |
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