J. Agric. Food Chem. 46, 131-140 (1998). Two-dimensional TLC of glucose, arabinose, xylose, rhamnose acc. to K. R. Price, I. T. Johnson, G. R. Fenwick, CRC Crit. Rev. Food Sci. Nutr. 26, 27-135 (1987); quantitative TLC acc. to D.F. Fenwick, D.G. Oakenfull, J. Sci. Food Agric. 34, 186-191 (1983) to determine the saponin content of 20 common food plants by densitometry. Also identification of major biologically active saponins by spraying the TLC plate with a suspension of red blood cells.

J. Planar Chromatogr. 20, 19-25 (2007). TLC of fructooligosaccharides with raftilose as standard on silica gel impregnated with sodium acetate with butanol - acetic acid - water 2:2:1 in a saturated vertical twin-trough chamber with. Visualization with the diphenylamine-aniline-phosphoric acid reagent (in acetone). The blue-pink spots were also detected by reflectance densitometry at 370 nm. MALDI-MS was used for analysis of fructooligosaccharides.

J. Planar Chromatogr. 26, 137-140 (2013). HPTLC of glucose (1) and maltose (2) in the digestive gland-gonad complex of Biomphalaria glabrata snails on silica gel with 1-butanol - glacial acetic acid - diethyl ether - water 27:18:5:3. Detection by spraying with alpha-naphthol-sulfuric acid detection reagent followed by heating at 110 °C for 10 min. The hRf values of (1) and (2) were 41 and 28, respectively.

CBS 117, 5-7 (2016). HPTLC of amylase-produced dextrins and standards glucose, maltose, maltotriose, maltotetrose, maltopentose, maltohexose, and maltoheptose on silica gel with acetonitrile – acetone – water 3:3:2 with chamber saturation to a migration distance of 60 mm. Detection by immersion into aniline-diphenylamine-phosphoric acid reagent (2 g diphenylamine and 2 mL aniline in 80 mL methanol in 10 mL 85 % phosphoric acid, made up to 100 mL with methanol) followed by heating at 120 °C for 5 min. Evaluation under white light. Quantitative determination by absorbance measurement at 500 nm. Evaluation in the polynomial working range of 40-210 ng/band.

Planta 172, 114-120 (1987). TLC of glucose, fructose, maltose on silica with isopropanol - acetone - water 45:30:25. Detection reagent: 4 g diphenylamine, 20 mL aniline, 30 mL phosphoric acid in 200 mL acetone. After spraying, heating for 15 min at 100 °C.

Don. grown in Egypt. Herba Hungarica 30, 98-104 (1991). TLC of rhamnose, xylose, arabinose, mannose, glucose, galactose, glucuronic acid and galacturonic acid on silica impregnated with 0.1M sodium sulfate developed with ethyl acetate – acetic acid – methanol – water 12:3:3:2. Visualization by spraying with thymol – sulfuric acid reagent.

M. Alexandria hydrolyzing potentially aromatic disaccharide glycosides. J. Agric. Food Chem. 46, 2748-2753 (1998). TLC of hydrolysis products of glycosides (i.a. glucose, rhamnose, rutinose, pNP-xyloside, eugenylprimeveroside) on silica gel with ethyl acetate - 2-propanol - water 65:30:10. Detection of sugars with 0.2% naphthoresorcinol in sulfuric acid - ethanol 1:19 and heating at 100°C for 10 min.

J. Planar Chromatogr. 16, 374-376 (2003). HPTLC of mannose and lactulose from urine on amino-modified silica gel with acetonitrile - water 7:3. After drying the plates were heated at 170°C for 20 min. Determination of lactulose by densitometry at 366 nm. Visualization after dipping into paraffin - hexane 1:2, and drying for 5 min at 100°C. The plate was immersed in three detection reagents: 1 L 0.1 mol/L AgNO3 and 200 mL acetone for 2 s, drying in air; 4 g NaOH in 4 mL water and 200 mL methanol for 2 s, drying for 2 min at 100°C; 20 g sodium thiosulfate dissolved in 100 mL water and 100 mL ethanol for 6 s, drying for 2 min at 100°C. Determination of mannitol by densitometry in absorbance mode at 660 nm.