Understanding What Alkaloids Freely Soluble In
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Over 20,000 different alkaloids have been identified in more than 300 plant families, and a key chemical property for their extraction and purification is their solubility. The answer to what alkaloids freely soluble in depends entirely on their chemical state and the polarity of the solvent used, with free-base alkaloids showing high solubility in organic solvents but poor solubility in water.
