Research Article

Synthesis, Spectral Characterization, and Biochemical Evaluation of Antidiabetic Properties of a New Zinc-Diosmin Complex Studied in High Fat Diet Fed-Low Dose Streptozotocin Induced Experimental Type 2 Diabetes in Rats

Table 2

Effect of Zn-diosmin complex on glycogen content in liver and muscle tissues of control and experimental groups of rats.

GroupsLiver glycogenMuscle glycogen

Control42.29 ± 1.83 9.48 ± 0.30
Diabetic control21.33 ± 0.72 3.99 ± 0.18
Diabetic + Zn-diosmin36.14 ± 1.43 7.32 ± 0.28
Diabetic + metformin36.59 ± 1.25 8.39 ± 0.31

Units are expressed as mg of glucose/g wet tissue for glycogen.
Results are expressed as mean ± SEM []. One-way ANOVA followed by post hoc test LSD was done. Values are statistically significant at . The results were  compared to control rats and compared to diabetic rats.