In addition MNL undertakes a wide range of contract research and analytical services, based on the plant expertise and sophisticated technology and skills available. I MNL's library of purified, plant-derived, natural products consists of novel or rare compounds covering a wide structural diversity. Customers are ensured timely and guaranteed re-supply of larger quantities of prioritised compounds. This library of partially purified fractions provides access to a very wide chemical diversity from plants.
Individual fractions vary from essentially pure compounds to two to four significant components.
Rapid purification of a prioritised hit from stored bulk extract is achieved employing MNL's expertise in preparative chromatography, guided by bioassay results when necessary. Selection of Plants MNL's principal source of plants is from the UK, providing confidence in future re-supply. By matching resultant spectra against proprietary and commercial spectral libraries, known compounds are identified, and those extracts potentially containing novel or desirable compounds are highlighted. Isolation and Purification Isolation and purification of target compounds are achieved using a combination of preparative chromatographic techniques, tailored to the requirements of each individual sample. In particular, MNL has developed a range of techniques that gives it a world leading position in the isolation of more polar compounds.