Menu
Home
People
Places
Arts
History
Plants & Animals
Science
Life & Culture
Technology
Reference.org
Phenol extraction
open-in-new
<p>Phenol extraction is a laboratory technique that purifies <a href="/facts/Nucleic_acid/2tTgcI0v">nucleic acid</a> samples using a <a href="/facts/Phenol/ACJs5NIU">phenol</a> solution. Phenol is common reagent in extraction because its properties allow for effective nucleic acid extraction, particularly as it strongly denatures proteins, it is a nucleic acid preservative, and it is immiscible in water. </p><p>It may also refer to the process of extracting and isolating <a href="/facts/Phenols/xs1CtNTa">phenols</a> from raw materials such as <a href="/facts/Coal_tar/6lLDL4Ic">coal tar</a>. These purified phenols are used in many industrial and medical compounds and are used as <a href="/facts/Precursor_(chemistry)/dUw8Mx2Y">precursors</a> in some <a href="/facts/Chemical_synthesis/3KXsVVwC">synthesis reactions</a>. </p>