Abstract
A new procedure has been developed to extract gram quantities of glycoalkaloids from freeze-dried potato blossoms. The per cent recovery is 65–70%, yielding a mixed glycoalkaloid product that is greater than 90% glycoalkaloids. This method is very simple and rapid with completion in only two days. This new methodology will be very useful in entomological and toxicological research where large amounts of these glycoalkaloids are utilized.
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Se desarrolló un nuevo procedimiento para extraer cantidades gramo de glicoalcaloides a partir de flores liofilizadas de papa. El porcentaje de recuperación es de 65–70%, lo que produce un producto mezclado de glicoalcaloide que contiene más de 90% de glicoalcaloides. Este método es muy simple y rápido y se termina en sólo dos días. Este nuevo método será muy útil en la investigación entomológica y toxológica en que se utilizan grandes cantidades de estos glicoalcaloides.
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Bushway, R.J., Barden, E.S., Bushway, A.W. et al. The mass extraction of potato glycoalkaloids from blossoms. American Potato Journal 57, 175–180 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02853869
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