title: Use of ionic liquids in the study of fruit ripening by high-resolution 13C NMR spectroscopy: 'green' solvents meet green bananas.
abstract: Banana pulps at any ripening stage can be completely dissolved in solvent systems based on the ionic liquid (IL) 1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([C4mim]Cl), and variations in the carbohydrate composition of the fruit analyzed directly on the resulting solutions using high-resolution 13C NMR spectroscopy.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Avenida General Flores 2124, Montevideo, 11800, Uruguay.
authors.forename: Diego A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Fort
authors.forename: Richard P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Swatloski
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moyna
authors.forename: Robin D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Moyna
mesh_terms: D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D048288:Imidazolines / Q000737:chemistry; D052578:Ionic Liquids / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D028521:Musa / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D048288:Imidazolines; D052578:Ionic Liquids