Title: lipid extraction
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - lipid extraction
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.09842
Status: current

Definition
Isolation of lipids in their native state from samples of different origin.

Note
Usually based on the use of organic solvents (methanol, chloroform) to facilitate lipid partitioning between aqueous and organic phases.

Source
- PAC, 2018, 90, 1121. 'Terminology of bioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2018)' on page 1178 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2016-1120)

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Citation: Citation: 'lipid extraction' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.09842
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