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Fig. 9. Effect of furoasparoside E (5) and metformin on blood glucose levels of the db/db mice. Mice were treated daily with compound 5 (100 mg/kg) or metformin (300 mg/kg) for 21 consecutive day and blood glucose levels were monitored daily and OGGT at day 15 and day 21. Shown are the data of body weight (a), blood glucose (b) and glycemic response curve and AUC during OGTT at day 15 (c and d) and day 21 (e and f) in db/db mice during compound 5 treatment. Data are expressed as the mean ± S.E.M., n = 5. *P