The Phytotitre natural product library

Background

The Phytotitre natural product library is a collection of 800 plant extracts representing 367 unique plant species and 304 unique genera.

The library has been carefully designed to maximise potential for the discovery of drug leads by including only plants which have a history of oral or topical medicinal use in man, or are foodstuffs which have been reported to be associated with reduced risk of disease in diet-focused epidemiological studies.

This strategy is intended to maximise the potential for identification of molecules that may interact with pathways of interest, while at the same time minimising the risk of identifying compounds with excessive toxicity in mammalian systems.

The library is made available to researchers in academia and industry for research purposes only.

Pricing

Catalogue number: 800ES
Price per kit: £980
Please click here to download the Phytotitre Safety Data Sheet (SDS).
Please click here to place an order.

Key properties of the Phytotitre library

• 800 plant extracts are supplied in 96-well format suitable for either manual or robotic screening
• Unique focus on plants with a history of use as traditional medicines or association with reduced risk of disease in man maximises potential for drug discovery and the identification of compounds with a low-toxicity profile
• Both polar and non-polar solvent extracts of each plant product are provided
• Excellent diversity (367 unique species and 304 unique genera)
• You keep all the IP you generate, no licensing or MTA required
• Rapid resupply of all extracts is available to accelerate ‘hit-to-lead’ investigation

Potential uses of the Phytotitre library

• Drug discovery - particularly where low toxicity over the longer term is a priority
• Nutraceuticals - an essential resource for the discovery of novel functional food additives
• Antimicrobials - potential for the discovery of novel antibiotic and anti-fungal agents
• Agrochemicals - potential for the discovery of new plant hormones, herbicides and insecticides
• Cosmetics - to meet increasing consumer demand for natural product-inspired cosmetic products

Format of the Phytotitre library

Please click here to view further information regarding the format of the Phytotitre library, including a list of species comprising the library.

Further resources for the Phytotitre library

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Phytotitre library FAQ

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Publications

Please click here to view some examples of publications reporting use of the Phytotitre library.