Thin layer chromatography (TLC) is increasingly used in the fields of plant chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular biology. Advantages such as speed, versatility, and low cost make it one of the leading techniques used for locating and analyzing bioactive components in plants.

Preface	p. xiii
Editors	p. xv
Contributors	p. xix

Overview of the Field of TLC in Phytochemistry and the Structure of the Book	p. 3
Plant Materials in Modern Pharmacy and Methods of Their Investigations	p. 15
Medicines and Dietary Supplements Produced from Plants	p. 37
Primary and Secondary Metabolites and Their Biological Activity	p. 59
Plant Chemosystematics	p. 77
Sorbents and Precoated Layers for the Analysis and Isolation of Primary and Secondary Metabolites	p. 103
Chambers, Sample Application, and Chromatogram Development	p. 119
Derivatization, Detection (Quantification), and Identification of Compounds Online	p. 175
Biodetection and Determination of Biological Activity of Natural Compounds	p. 193
Forced-Flow Planar Layer Liquid Chromatographic Techniques for the Separation and Isolation of Natural Substances	p. 215

Primary Metabolites
TLC of Carbohydrates	p. 255
TLC of Lipids	p. 277
Amino Acids	p. 299
Secondary Metabolites-Shickimic Acid Derivatives
Sample Preparation and TLC Analysis of Phenolic Acids	p. 331
Application of TLC in the Isolation and Analysis of Coumarins	p. 365
Application of TLC in the Isolation and Analysis of Flavonoids	p. 405
TLC of Lignans	p. 425
Secondary Metabolites-Isoprenoids
TLC of Mono- and Sesquiterpenes	p. 451
TLC of Diterpenes	p. 481
TLC of Triterpenes (Including Saponins)	p. 519
TLC of Carotenoids	p. 543
TLC of Sterols, Steroids, and Related Triterpenoids	p. 575
TLC of Iridoids	p. 605
Secondary Metabolites-Amino Acid Derivatives
TLC of Indole Alkaloids	p. 623
TLC of Isoquinoline Alkaloids	p. 641
TLC of Tropane Alkaloids	p. 685
TLC of Alkaloids from the Other Biosynthetic Groups	p. 701
Secondary Metabolites-Compounds Derived from Acetogenine (Acetylocoenzyme A)
Polyacetylenes: Distribution in Higher Plants, Pharmacological Effects, and Analysis	p. 757
Quinone Derivatives in Plant Extracts	p. 817
Index	p. 853
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