Forestal

Forestal is a solvent used in chromatography, composed of acetic acid, water, and hydrochloric acid in a 30:10:3 ratio by volume. It is useful for isolating anthocyanins in room-temperature chromatography using standard filter paper.

References

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Stecher, G. and Bonn, G. K., Phytochemical Analysis, Chromatography, Elsevier Science, E. Heftmann (ed), Amsterdam, pp. 1050. ISBN 0-444-51108-3 (2004) (retrieved via google books 9/27/2010)

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