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Thin-Layer Chromatography

Thin-layer chromatography is an analytical technique that separates chemical compounds by distributing them between a stationary phase coated on a flat surface and a mobile solvent phase, enabling identification and quantification of components in complex mixtures. Research published in Advances in Nanotechnology de…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 77× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2689-2855 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Thin-layer chromatography is an analytical technique that separates chemical compounds by distributing them between a stationary phase coated on a flat surface and a mobile solvent phase, enabling identification and quantification of components in complex mixtures. Research published in Advances in Nanotechnology demonstrates applications of this method across pharmaceutical quality control, natural product analysis, and biochemical investigation. Studies have employed thin-layer chromatography to profile phytochemical constituents in plant extracts, including compounds from Senna occidentalis, Tinospora cordifolia, Jatropha tanjorensis, and Acanthus montanus, supporting both traditional medicine research and bioactivity screening. The technique has proven valuable for detecting adulterants in dietary supplements marketed for sexual enhancement and for separating benzoic esters in pharmaceutical formulations. Additional applications include monitoring transesterification reactions in biodiesel production, analyzing lipid components in neurological tissue fractions, characterizing nucleoside analogues during synthetic chemistry workflows, and assessing membrane lipid alterations following toxicant exposure. These diverse implementations underscore thin-layer chromatography's continued relevance as an accessible, cost-effective separation method for preliminary analysis, reaction monitoring, and quality assessment across pharmaceutical development, natural products chemistry, and biochemical research.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 77 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Advances in Nanotechnology (ISSN 2689-2855).

Journal editorial board
Zairov Rustem · Russia Mohamed BALLI · Canada Dr Anum Shafiq · Czech Republic

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