Types Of Analyses Done Using HPTLC
HPTLC High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography is a modernized version of TLC technique. The underlying principle remains the same i.e. planar chromatography. HPTLC gives better separation and resolution of bands compared to TLC technique. Also, quantification aspect is added in HPTLC which an analyst won’t achieve using conventional TLC. HPTLC has a wide area of applications ranging from herbal, food, pharmaceuticals to forensics. Let us have a look at what kind of analyses can be done using CAMAG HPTLC . Application of herbals involve HPTLC fingerprinting where there is no requirement of marker/standard. Fingerprint is the individual chromatographic track representing all the constituents in a plant sample. This allows us to differentiate at species to species level. Class of compounds is a phytochemical test confirming the presence of functional groups such as phenols, flavonoids, alkaloids and antioxidants etc. This type of analysis is qualitative. Applications in the field of p