J. Planar Chromatogr. 15, 449-453 (2002). Possible explanation of a detection process HPTLC of D-(+)-glucose, D-(+)-galactose, and D-(-)fructose on NH2-phase with 1-propanol - nitromethane - water 5:3:2. Detection after drying for 24 h and heating at 130 - 140°C for 3-4 min and inspection under UV 366 nm. It is suggested that during heating the analytes probably undergo a process which results in a structural transformation possibly analogous to the Maillard reaction.

J. Planar Chromatogr. 23, 46-49 (2010). HPTLC of polysaccharides (with galactose, glucose, mannose, arabinose, ribose, xylose, rhamnose, galacturonic acid, and glucuronic acid as standards) before and after hydrolysis on silica gel with chloroform - n-butanol - methanol - water - acetic acid 9:25:10:3:3 with chamber saturation for 30 min at room temperature. Detection by spraying with aniline - diphenylamine - phosphoric acid reagent and heating at 130 °C for 10 min. Quantitative determination by absorbance measurement at 380 nm. Ninhydrin reagent was used for detection of other compounds.

J. of Medicinal Chemistry 32, 16-23 (1989). TLC of various new nitrosoureido derivatives of di- or trideoxy sugars on silica with dichloromethane - methanol 95:5 and hexane - ethyl acetate 4:1. Visualization under UV 254 nm.

Marine Drugs 14(6), 108 (2016). A new, highly active alginate lyase (Cel32), isolated from the marine bacterium Cellulophaga sp. strain NJ-1, was incubated (10 mg/mL, 12-36 h, 30 °C, pH 7) with sodium alginate, related mannuronate and guluronate polymers and related oligosaccharides of different polymerisation degrees (PD 2-8), the reaction was stopped by boiling. TLC of the hydrolysates, purified by centrifuging and desalting, on unspecified layers with n-butanol – formic acid – water 4:6:1. Detection by spraying with ethanolic sulfuric acid 10 % and heating for 5 min at 130 °C. The enzyme was active on all substrates (except PD 2 and 3), cleaving them endolytically into oligomeric fragments (PD 2-4)._x000D_

Acta Chimica 113, 375-378 (1983). TLC of 3-desoxy-n-manno-2-octulose on silica with ethyl acetate - methanol 2:1.

J. Chromatogr. 379, 27-55 (1986). Review with 17 references on TLC analysis of monosaccharides and oligosaccharides and glycolipids stressing on many of its advantages.

Chromatographia 32, 307-316 (1991). HPTLC on NH2-bonded silica with different solvent systems. Detection by heating at 150 °C. Quantification by densitometry in fluorescence mode at 366 nm. The detection limits in any case, below the physiological range.

J. Planar Chromatogr. 10, 447-452 (1997). TLC of organic acids (malic, citric, tartaric, ascorbic acid), carbohydrates (fructose, sucrose, galacturonic acid), fat-soluble vitamins (vitamin D1, D2, tocopherols), amino acids and anthocyanins on corn starch layers, rice starch layers, talc layers, and impregnated corn starch layers with ethanol - n-butanol - water - conc. NH3 8:6:3:3 for organic acids, 2-propanol - formic acid - water 20:1:5 for amino acids, acetone - conc. acetic acid 3:2 for fat-soluble vitamins, n-propanol - benzyl alcohol - water - formic acid - dioxane - benzene 10:27:5:4:10:20 for sugars, and n-butanol - glacial acetic acid - water - benzene 60:40:20:1 for anthocyanins. Detection of organic acids by adding fluorescein (0.02 g) to 100 mL of the mobile phase or by spraying with bromophenol blue reagent; of amino acids with ninhydrin-lutidine reagent; of fat-soluble vitamins with antimony(III)chloride solution in chloroform; and of carbohydrates by spraying with a freshly prepared solution prepared from 4% diphenylamine in ethanol, 4% alanine in ethanol and 85% phosphoric acid, mixed in the ratio 5:5:1. Quantification by densitometry at 254 or 366 nm.