Encapsulated Mulberry Fruit Extract Alleviates Changes in an Animal Model of Menopause with Metabolic Syndrome
Table 1
Phenolic compound content and biological activity of mulberry fruit extract (ME) and encapsulated mulberry fruit extract (MME).
Parameters
Units
ME-50% hydroalcoholic
MME
Standard reference
Total phenolic
mg GAE/mg extract
—
Total flavonoids
μg quercetin/mg extract
—
Cyanidin 3-glucoside
μg Cyn-3-glu/200 mg extract
—
Quercetin 3-O-rutinoside (rutin)
μg quercetin-3-O-rutinoside/200 mg extract
—
Gallic acid
μg gallic/200 mg extract
—
Antioxidant activities
DPPH
(mg/ml)
0.43 ± 0.05
0.04 ± 0.01
0.03 ± 0.01, ascorbic acid
FRAP
(mg/ml)
122.19 ± 12.82, ascorbic acid
ABTS
(mg/ml)
, Trolox
Antidiabetic markers
α-Amylase inhibition
(mg/ml)
—
α-Glucosidase inhibition
(mg/ml)
—
Aldose reductase inhibition
(mg/ml)
, quercetin
Cardiovascular marker
ACE inhibition
(mg/ml)
, Captopril
Obesity marker
Lipase inhibition
(mg/ml)
, Orlistat
Inflammatory marker
COX-2 inhibition
(mg/ml)
, Indomethacin
Data are presented as . Values are statistically significantly different by Student’s t test compared between MME and mulberry fruit extract. (, and 0.01, respectively).