Lifeasible Updates Alkaloid Extraction Service to Expand Plant Compound Research Capabilities

Lifeasible, a biotechnology company specializing in agricultural and plant-based solutions, has announced an update to its alkaloid extraction service. The revision introduces additional extraction techniques and refined workflows aimed at improving efficiency, yield, and compound purity for research and industrial use.

Alkaloids are nitrogen-containing secondary metabolites present in many plants, fungi, and microorganisms. They are widely studied for their pharmacological potential, role in plant defense, and industrial applications. Reliable extraction of alkaloid is a crucial first step for identifying, quantifying, and evaluating their properties in sectors such as agriculture, food production, and pharmaceuticals.

The updated service offers multiple technical approaches to accommodate different chemical characteristics and sample types:

l Solvent extraction with ethanol, methanol, ether, or other solvents for free-form alkaloids.

l Microwave-assisted extraction to accelerate the process and enhance solvent penetration.

l Solid-phase microextraction for enrichment and cleaner analytical output.

l Ion exchange resin techniques to separate alkaloid salts and remove impurities.

l Additional options including supercritical fluid extraction and adsorption resin methods.

Protocols are adapted to target weakly basic, water-soluble, and volatile alkaloids. Each project begins with sample preparation—washing, drying, and pulverizing—followed by selection of an appropriate solvent and extraction parameters. The company notes that the process is designed to preserve alkaloid integrity while improving reproducibility.

Applications for the service include natural product isolation, plant physiology studies, pharmacological screening, and quality control testing. Extracted compounds can be analyzed further for structure, activity, or potential modification.

“The revised alkaloid extraction service reflects our aim to provide a versatile, well-documented platform for researchers working with diverse alkaloid profiles,” said Isla, a representative from Lifeasible. “By combining different extraction strategies with project-specific optimization, we can help generate material suitable for downstream analysis or product development.”

The service is supported by Lifeasible’s technical team, with experience in phytochemistry, chromatography, and compound purification. Quality control measures are applied throughout the workflow, from initial extraction to final sample delivery.

Alkaloid extraction is part of a wider portfolio of plant compound services at Lifeasible, which also includes alkaloid separation, purification, structural analysis, bioactivity assays, and structure–function studies. These services align with the company’s work in genetic engineering, plant metabolomics, and biochemical analysis, offering clients integrated support for research and application development.

Further details on the updated Alkaloid Extraction service are available at https://www.lifeasible.com/alkaloid-extraction/.