Table 1 Alteration of the dry mass of bee pollen samples following Soxhlet extractions and a final aqueous and acetone wash, compared to the initial dry mass content.
From: Facile isolation and analysis of sporopollenin exine from bee pollen
Mixed | Rape | Sunflower | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Extracted % | Residue % | Extracted % | Residue % | Extracted % | Residue % | |
Chloroform | 5.36 | 110.89 | 1.14 | 108.59 | 4.34 | 100.88 |
IPA | 45.88 | 54.27 | 35.72 | 65.27 | 49.43 | 47.93 |
Methanol | 15.88 | 33.44 | 23.03 | 36.33 | 15.94 | 25.62 |
Water | 7.5 | 25.94 | 6.78 | 29.55 | 6.0 | 19.61 |
Acetone | – | Unchanged | – | Unchanged | – | Unchanged |
