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Pressurized hot water extraction and capillary electrophoresis for green and fast analysis of useful metabolites in plants
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-21, 11:12 authored by Debruille, K, Jason SmithJason Smith, Joselito QuirinoThe search for useful compounds from plants is an important research area. Traditional screening that involves isolation and identification/quantitation is tedious, time consuming, and generates a significant amount of chemical waste. Here, we present a simple, fast, and green strategy to assess >= 0.1% wt/wt quantities of useful compounds in plants/spices using pressurized hot water extraction using a household espresso machine followed by chemical analysis using capillary electrophoresis. Three demonstrations with polygodial, cinnamaldehyde, coumarin, and shikimic acid as target metabolites are shown. Direct analysis of extracts was by the developed micellar electrokinetic chromatography and capillary zone electrophoresis methods. The approach, which can be implemented in less developed countries, can process many samples within a day, much faster than traditional techniques that would normally take at least a day. Finally, 0.8-1.1% wt/wt levels of shikimic acid were found in Tasmanian-pepperberry and Tasmanian-fuschia leaves via the approach.
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Publication title
MoleculesVolume
24Issue
13Pagination
1-12ISSN
1420-3049Department/School
School of Natural SciencesPublisher
Molecular Diversity Preservation InternationalPlace of publication
Matthaeusstrasse 11, Basel, Switzerland, Ch-4057Rights statement
Copyright: © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).Repository Status
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