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. 1980 Mar;65(3):478–479. doi: 10.1104/pp.65.3.478

Chlorophyll Determination in Intact Tissues Using N,N-Dimethylformamide

Rami Moran 1, Dan Porath 1
PMCID: PMC440358  PMID: 16661217

Abstract

Photosynthetic pigments from etiolated cucumber (Cucumis sativus var. Beit Alpha improved, Hazera Co., Gedera) cotyledons were extracted by direct immersion of the intact cotyledons into the solvent N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF). The solvent is especially efficient when pigment concentration is low; time and tools are saved and the loss of pigment that usually occurs in more complicated extraction procedures is prevented. The specific absorption coefficient of chlorophyll a in DMF was also determined.

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