Help with results of ehrlich test kit

[Heff]

Hey there,

So i performed an A/B extraction on the phyllodes of A. estrophiolata. the results were looking good in the shellite. lots of clouding up very quickly

My end result was alot of yellow waxy stuff stuck to the side of the glass.

I have let it dry for 4 days and it is still sticky. so I pulled out my new test kit to see if anything had come out of this plant.

I scrapped up a small amount of this wax and put it in the test kit. let it mix up and then put it aside. There was no instant colour change but i thought the wax might take a little bit to break down and react. so i left the room and kind of forgot about it.

I came back maybe 30mins later and the colour had changed to purple. Which according to the instructions is the colour i want.

my question is, did the time i waited affect this test? would this colour of occurred after a long period of time or is the only way i would get the dark purple is if there are tryptamines present.


I am going to do a re x on this waxy stuff and see if I can get anything of use out of this.


thanks again


Heff

 

[GobblinTorch]

You know about this amazing post correct?

You really should observe the reaction from beginning to end. I take pictures of each test I do at various stages (with correct white balance) so I can look back and then compare to results found online.

If it turned dark purple it's probably a tryptamine, but no guarantee. Ehrlich stays purple for a long time. I left a sample sitting for 2 days and it remained dark purple.

 

[Heff]

I do now GobblinTorch, cheers

The colour is still a very dark purple almost black now. I have to admit I did forget about it so was not able to see the colour change.

That's the reason for the post, I wasn't sure if after a certain time the agent would change colour anyways

but thanks for the reply mate, will re x and see what comes out and test again, this time I will take regular notes and pics on the colours

 

[benzyme]

purple could mean anything with an indole backbone. the p-dmab readily forms adducts with the heterocycle