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Offline tbuihuu

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how does separate colorant compounds in plants?
« on: November 30, 2006, 10:46:22 AM »
now, i am studying about colorant compounds in plants but i don't have more experiment. Does anyone give  me some advice?

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Re: how does separate colorant compounds in plants?
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2006, 02:41:09 PM »
You can separate plant pigments using paper chromatography.

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Re: how does separate colorant compounds in plants?
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2006, 06:47:13 PM »
Yes I have done this with spinach leaves using TLC and it works very well.
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