Biophenols as Secondary Plant Metabolites

Lignin monomers

ESR data from HRP oxidation of lignin monomers

p-coumaryl alcohol

coniferyl alcohol

sinapyl alcohol

Eugenol/Methyl Eugenol (from Clove)

Previous work by Matt (Amad Pauzi)

Current (Fall 2016) work by Sarah Lang.

Curcumin (from Turmeric)

Project started (Fall 2016) by Stephanie Saey and Nadia Ayala.

Reference; purification from plant material.

Chlorogenic Acid (from green coffee beans)

Project started by Chris_Knutson.

Current project on isolation from green coffee beans by Alan Kuhlemier.

Working with Plant Material to Recover Biophenols

Essential Oils From Basil

[1] Essential oil composition from twelve varieties of basil (Ocimum spp) grown in Colombia Infraspecific Taxonomy and Essential Oil Chemotypes in Sweet Basil, Ocimum basilicum.

Extraction of Flavonoids from Basil

EXTERNAL FLAVONES IN SWEET BASIL, OCIMUM BASILICUM, AND RELATED TAXA

References

Five ways to Isolate Chlorogenic acid.

Microwave assisted extraction with other references to standard solvent extractions.