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. 2011 Aug;156(4):1701-5.
doi: 10.1104/pp.111.178426. Epub 2011 Jun 15.

Are natural deep eutectic solvents the missing link in understanding cellular metabolism and physiology?

Young Hae Choi  1 , Jaap van Spronsen, Yuntao Dai, Marianne Verberne, Frank Hollmann, Isabel W C E Arends, Geert-Jan Witkamp, Robert Verpoorte
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Are natural deep eutectic solvents the missing link in understanding cellular metabolism and physiology?

Young Hae Choi et al. Plant Physiol. 2011 Aug.
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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
1H-1H-Nuclear Overhauser enhancement spectroscopy correlation between Suc and malic acid. The asterisks indicate molecular correlation between Suc and malic acid.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Comparison of rutin solubility (g kg−1) in water (W), Suc-choline chloride (S), Glc-choline chloride (G), Fru-choline chloride (F), malic acid-choline chloride (M), and aconitic acid-choline chloride (A).
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Laccase activity in malic acid:choline chloride (1:1) with the addition of water. Container 1, 0% water; container 2, 25% water; container 3, 50% water.
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
Typical natural eutectic solvents. Container 1, Suc; container 2, Fru; container 3, Glc; container 4, malic acid; container 5, Suc:Fru:Glc (1:1:1, molar ratio); container 6, Suc:malic acid (1:1, molar ratio).
Figure 5.
Figure 5.
1H NMR spectrum of C. hasselorana. f, Fru; g, Glc; s, Suc.
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