Can a crude water extract that was dried be used as a quantitative visual measure of alkaloid content in a plant? The reactive time or color or something? I don't know how they work so maybe I'm completely off.
Example. Marquis reagent placed on a 5 gram sample of water extract of cactus vs another same sized sample with the same process... The one that reacts quicker or brighter color has more mescaline content?
Example. Marquis reagent placed on a 5 gram sample of water extract of cactus vs another same sized sample with the same process... The one that reacts quicker or brighter color has more mescaline content?