OPEN TUBULAR THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY (OTTLC) IN THE ANALYSIS OF NATURAL PRODUCTS

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.

2 Dept of Vet. Med., College of Agric. and Vet. Med., King Saud Univ., Qassim, Bureidah, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Open tublular thin layer chromatography (OTTLC) has been introduced in this study as a simple and inexpensive chromatographic technique. Methodology and application in analyses of natural products were also described. The new proposed form of TLC experiences some benefits over conventional TLC.