ABSTRACT

The fourth edition of this work emphasizes the general practices and instrumentation involving TLC and HPTLC, as well as their applications based on compound types, while providing an understanding of the underlying theory necessary for optimizing these techniques. The book details up-to-date qualitative and quantitative densitometric experiments on organic dyes, lipids, antibiotics, pharmaceuticals, organic acids, insecticides, and more.

chapter 1|7 pages

Introduction and History

chapter 2|14 pages

Mechanism and Theory

chapter 3|24 pages

Sorbents, Layers, and Precoated Plates

chapter 5|11 pages

Application of Samples

chapter 6|19 pages

Solvent Systems

chapter 7|34 pages

Development Techniques

chapter 8|28 pages

Detection and Visualization

chapter 9|18 pages

Qualitative Evaluation and Documentation

chapter 10|24 pages

Quantification

chapter 11|10 pages

Reproducibility and Validation of Results

chapter 12|13 pages

Preparative Layer Chromatography

chapter 13|17 pages

Radiochemical Techniques

chapter 14|8 pages

Basic TLC Design and TLC of Organic Dyes

chapter 15|37 pages

Lipids

chapter 16|17 pages

Amino Acids

chapter 17|17 pages

Carbohydrates

chapter 18|16 pages

Natural Pigments

chapter 19|23 pages

Vitamins

chapter 20|13 pages

Nucleic Acid Derivatives

chapter 21|20 pages

Steroids and Terpinoids

chapter 22|16 pages

Pharmaceuticals

chapter 23|17 pages

Miscellaneous Applications

chapter 42|12 pages

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