Thin-Layer Chromatography: A Laboratory Handbook

Front Matter....Pages I-XXIV
The Historical Development of the Method....Pages 1-6
Adsorbents for TLC....Pages 6-52
Apparatus and General Techniques in TLC....Pages 52-86
Special Techniques in TLC....Pages 86-105
Thin-Layer Electrophoresis....Pages 105-114
Coupling of Gas- and Thin-Layer Chromatography....Pages 114-125
Documentation of Thin-Layer Chromatograms....Pages 125-133
Quantitative Evaluation of Thin-Layer Chromatograms....Pages 133-155
Isotope Technique....Pages 155-200
Introduction....Pages 201-206
Terpene Derivatives, Essential Oils, Balsams and Resins....Pages 206-258
Vitamins, Including Carotenoids, Chlorophylls and Biologically Active Quinones....Pages 259-311
TLC of Steroids and Related Compounds....Pages 311-362
Aliphatic Lipids....Pages 363-421
Alkaloids....Pages 421-471
“Simple” Indole Derivatives and Plant Growth Regulators....Pages 471-493
Amines and Tar Bases....Pages 494-506
Synthetic Pharmaceutical Products....Pages 506-566
Antibiotics....Pages 566-578
TLC in Clinical Diagnosis....Pages 578-612
Synthetic Colouring Materials....Pages 612-630
Foodstuffs and Their Additives....Pages 630-656
Synthetic Organic Products....Pages 657-686
Hydrophilic Plant Constituents and Their Derivatives....Pages 686-730
Amino Acids and Derivatives....Pages 730-786
Nucleic Acids and Nucleotides....Pages 786-807
Sugars and Derivatives....Pages 807-837
Inorganic Ions....Pages 837-854
Spray Reagents....Pages 854-909
Back Matter....Pages 910-1041