Table 3 α -Amylase inhibition percent of four sponges extracts

10 μg/mL

7.41 ± 2.61^e

92.00 ± 1.21

18.26 ± 3.97^d

15.44 ± 2.68^e

50 μg/mL

18.75 ± 2.04^d

94.35 ± 2.69

24.55 ± 4.03^c

21.72 ± 3.20^d

100 μg/mL

24.27 ± 3.07^c

85.22 ± 4.92

32.56 ± 2.07^b

27.38 ± 1.73^c

500 μg/mL

29.05 ± 1.47^b

89.38 ± 8.22

37.14 ± 0.89^ab

33.75 ± 2.31^b

1000 μg/mL

38.13 ± 0.64^a

88.40 ± 7.29

37.97 ± 1.86^a

44.59 ± 1.55^a

LSD 5%

3.9

NS

5.18

4.32