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  The Phytotitre plant extract library is provided in the following format:
 
  • 800 plant extracts are supplied in round-bottom polypropylene, SBS compliant (robot compatible) 96-well microplates (a list of species included in the library is provided here)
  • One polar (aqueous) and one non-polar (dichloromethane) solvent extract of 400 different plant products is provided
  • Extracts are provided at 10 mg/ml in DMSO
  • The Phytotitre kit contains 50 µl of each extract per well
  • Each plate contains 80 extracts with two empty columns for positive and negative controls
  • Human readable plate number and bar code (code 128) labels are printed on one long edge and one short edge of all plates to maximise compatibility with robots
  • Plate layout with information on plant genus, species, part of plant used and method of extraction is provided in both Excel and PDF file formats
  • A file collating information with respect to ethnopharmacological use of each plant included in the library, together with brief notes and references to the scientific literature explaining the rationale for inclusion of each plant in the library, is also provided with all kits (please click here to view a sample page)
  • Plates are sealed with DMSO-resistant re-sealable cap mats to maximise sample integrity and ease of use
  • Cap mats for mini-kits have pierceable cross centres for use in automated samplers
   
  List of plant species included in the Phytotitre library
The Phytotitre library consists of one polar and one non-polar extract of 367 different plant species (304 unique genera). 33 species are represented more than once in the library because different parts of the same plant (e.g. tuber and leaf) are occasionally used for different ethnomedicinal purposes.
Please click here to view a list of all plant species included in the Phytotitre library.
   
  Further information
Please click here for further information and resources with respect to the Phytotitre library.
   
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