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The Cumulative CAMAG Bibliography Service CCBS contains all abstracts of CBS issues beginning with CBS 51. The database is updated after the publication of every other CBS edition. Currently the Cumulative CAMAG Bibliography Service includes more than 11'000 abstracts of publications between 1983 and today. With the online version you can perform your own detailed TLC/HPTLC literature search:

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      132 062
      Quality control and multi-targeted therapeutic approach of Nyctanthes arbor-tristris for management of hepatic disease and associated complications
      S. SALAR*, P. SHARMA, GAURAV (*Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Apex University, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302018, India, sapnasalar50@gmail.com)

      Pharmacogn. Mag. DOI: 10.1177/09731296231189619 (2023). HPTLC of naringenin (1), ferulic acid (2) and caffeic acid (3) in Nyctanthes arbor-tristris on silica gel with toluene - ethyl acetate - formic acid 6:4:1. Quantitative determination by absorbance measurement at 371 nm. Linearity was in the range of 100-4000 ng/zone. Intermediate precisions were below 3 % (n=3). The LOD and LOQ were 30 and 45 ng/zone for (1), 15 and 90 ng/zone for (2) and 17 and 52 ng/zone for (3), respectively. Recovery was in the range of 86.7-96.3 % for (1), 101.6-102.7 % for (2) and 100.8-101.8 % for (3).

      Classification: 7
      132 056
      Himalayan Pyracantha crenulata (D.Don) M.Roem. leaf and fruit extracts alleviate algesia through COX-2 and Mu-opioid receptor mediated pathways
      D. TEWARI*, S. BAWARI, A. SAH, H. SHARMA, B. JOSHI, P. GUPTA, V. SHARMA (*Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University (DPSRU), New Delhi, 110017, India, devesh.tewari@dpsru.edu.in)

      J. Ethnopharmacol. 318, 117004 (2024). HPTLC of gallic acid in Pyracantha crenulata on silica gel with toluene - ethyl acetate - formic acid 8:10:3. Qualitative identification under UV light at 254 nm. The hRF value of gallic acid was 74. 

      Classification: 7
      132 011
      TLC and HPTLC-APCI-MS for the rapid discrimination of plant resins frequently used for lacquers and varnishes by artists and conservators
      M. SCHENDZIELORZ, T. SCHMIDT, N. PUCHALLA, R. CSUK, Annemarie KRAMELL* (*Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle, Germany, annemarie.kramell@chemie.uni-halle.de)

      Phytochem. Anal. 35, 64-76 (2024). HPTLC of specific triterpenoid and phenolic compounds in plant resins on RP-18 with acetonitrile - water 19:1 or methanol - water 7:1. Detection by dipping into cerium-molybdenum reagent, followed by heating. Further analysis by atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation mass spectrometry.

      Classification: 7, 14
      132 018
      Towards the development of analytical monograph specifications for the quality assessment of the medicinal plant Phyllanthus urinaria
      E. ORMAN, S. BEKOE, S. NKANSAH, I. KRALISCH, J. JATO, V. SPIEGLER, C. AGYARE, E. OPPONG, A. HENSEL* (Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Phytochemistry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany, ahensel@uni-muenster.de)

      Phytochem. 215, 113854 (2023). HPTLC of rutin (1), isoquercitrin (2), gallic acid (3) and phyllanthin (4) on silica gel with ethyl acetate - water - formic acid 15:3:2 for (1) to (3) and toluene – ethyl acetate - formic acid 69:30:1 for (4). Detection by spraying with Natural Product Reagent and polyethylene glycol. Quantitative determination by absorbance measurement at 366 nm. The hRF values for (1) to (4) were 35, 64, 96 and 44, respectively. Linearity was in the range of 100-5000 ng/zone for (1) and (2), 500-5000 ng/zone for (3) and 10-500 ng/zone for (4). Intermediate precisions were below 2 % (n=3). Recovery was 98.5 % for (1), 101.7 % for (2), 100.1 % for (3) and 99.8 % for (4). 

      Classification: 7
      132 058
      In vitro antiproliferative and apoptotic effects of thiosemicarbazones based on (–)-camphene and R-(+)-limonene in human melanoma cells
      P. R. OTAVIANO SOARES, D. C. SOUZA PASSOS, F. MOREIRA da SILVA, A.P. B. da SILVA-GIARDINI, N. PEREIRA COELHO, C.M. ALVES de OLIVEIRA, L. KATO, C.C. da SILVA, Lidia GUILLO* (*Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil; guillo@ufg.br)

      PLoS ONE 18(11), e0295012 (2023). TLC on silica gel to monitor the synthesis of 15 new camphene-based thiosemicarbazones produced by the reaction of camphene thiosemicarbazide either with benzaldehydes, or with acetophenones, or with one of the following molecules: benzophenone, cinnamic aldehyde, ethyl pyruvate, furaldehyde, menthone, pyrrole carboxaldehyde or thiophene-carboxaldehyde. Development with n-hexane – ethyl acetate 3:7 in the case of benzaldehydes, except vanillin; or 7:3 for the vanillin derivative and all others, followed by visualization of products with resublimated iodine. The aldehyde used for compound 15 is in fact vanillin.

      Classification: 4e, 7, 8b, 15a, 17c, 23e, 24
      132 033
      Antioxidant profiles of 19 lemon balm extracts by high-performance thin-layer chromatography–radical scavenging assay versus respective microtiter plate assay
      Agnes MORICZ*, V. LAPAT, G. MORLOCK (*Plant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Herman O. Str. 15, 1022 Budapest, Hungar, moricz.agnes@atk.hun-ren.hu)

      J. Liq. Chromatogr. Relat. Technol. doi:10.1080/10826076.2023.2284706 (2023). HPTLC of 19 lemon balm leaf samples on cyano phase with acetonitrile - water - acetic acid 20:30:1. Free radical scavenging activity was detected by dipping into a 0.02 % methanolic 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) solution. Rosmarinic acid was identified by HPTLC–high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS). 

      Classification: 7
      132 034
      Emerging approaches for the detection of trimethylamine N-oxide: A gut derived metabolite
      A. KOTTARATHIL, D. S. RAJKUMAR, R. PADMANABAN* (*Immunodynamics and Interface Laboratory, Centre of Advanced Study in Crystallography and Biophysics, University of Madras, Chennai, India, drprajashree@gmail.com)

      J. Liq. Chromatogr. Relat. Technol. doi:10.1080/10826076.2023.2284737 (2023). HPTLC of quercetin (1), myricetin (2), tannic acid (3), gallic acid (4), ellagic acid (5), ascorbic acid (6) and humic acid (7) on silica gel with toluene - ethyl acetate - formic acid - methanol 15:15:4:2 in the first dimension and toluene - ethyl acetate - formic acid 6:3:1 in the second dimension for (1) to (4) and ethyl acetate - acetone - water - formic acid 5:3:1:1 for (5) and (6). Quantitative determination by absorbance measurement at 254 nm. The hRF values for (1) to (5) were 15, 73, 80, 21 and 62, respectively. Linearity was in the range of 100-600 ng/zone for (1) to (5) and (7) and 200-1200 ng/zone for (6). Intermediate precisions were below 2 % (n=3). LOD and LOQ were 26 and 79 ng/zone for (1), 22 and 80 ng/zone for (2), 21 and 64 ng/zone for (3), 31 and 94 ng/zone for (4), 10 and 102 ng/zone for (5), 65 and 197 ng/zone for (6) and 22 and 66 ng/zone for (7), respectively. Average recovery was between 99.1 and 103.1 % for (1) to (7).

      Classification: 7
      132 040
      Quality by design approach for the quantitative determination of andrographolide, gallic acid and quercetin from polyherbal tablets by instrumental thin‑layer chromatography
      M. JADHAV, P. TATKE* (*Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, C. U. Shah College of Pharmacy, S.N.D.T. Women’s University, Santacruz (W), Mumbai, Maharashtra 400049, India, drpratimatatke@gmail.com)

      J. Planar Chromatogr. 36, 279-294 (2023). HPTLC of andrographolide (1), gallic acid (2) and quercetin (3) in polyherbal tablets on silica gel with toluene - ethyl acetate - methanol - formic acid 86:60:20:1. Quantitative determination by absorbance measurement at 247 nm. The hRF values for (1) to (3) were 38, 24 and 50, respectively. Linearity was in the range of 400-2400 ng/zone for (1) and 200-1200 ng/zone for (2) and (3). Intermediate precisions were below 1 % (n=3). LOD and LOQ were 48 and 101 ng/zone for (1), 27 and 86 ng/zone for (2) and 19 and 78 ng/zone for (3), respectively. Recovery was between 98.5 and 99.4 %.

      Classification: 7, 14