J. Chromatogr. A 756, 211-217 (1996). TLC on silica by multiple development with 1-propanol - water mixtures. Investigation of the influence of the solvent composition, the number of developments and the solvent front on the separation of the oligomers. Detection under UV 235 nm, dipping twice in sulfuric acid - water - acetone 1:1:18 for 3 s and heating for 5 min at 80°C, then dipping twice for 3 s in a 0.5% metahydroxydiphenyl reagent in acetone and heating again for 10 min at 100°C. Densitometry at 525 nm. Saturated oligogalacturonic acids up to the nonamer and unsaturated ones up to a degree of polymerizations of 13 were separated five times with 1-propanol - water mixtures in the ratio 14:9 to 28:11.

J. Ethnopharmacol. 210, 408-416 (2018). HPTLC of inulin in a methanolic extract of Inulina racemosa on silica gel with butanol – acetic acid – water 63:27:10. Detection by spraying with 20 % sulfuric acid reagent. Quantitative determination by absorbance measurement at 297 nm. The hRF value of inulin was 71.

J. Chinese Herb Med. (Zhongcaoyao) 29, 219-221 (1998). TLC on silica gel containing 0.15 mol/L Na2HPO4, with acetone - water 24:1. Also GC. Discussion of the composition of QA2 according to TLC and GC results.

Food. Res. Int. 102, 282-290 (2017). HPTLC of fructooligosaccharides in pure orange juice on silica gel with n-butanol – 2-propanol – water 10:5:4. Detection by spraying with a mixture of phosphoric acid (6.8 mL), urea (3 g) and ethanol (8 mL) in 100 mL of 1-butanol – water 8:1, followed by heating at 120 °C for 10 min. Quantitative determination by absorbance measurement at 450 nm.

JAOAC Int. 83, 675-678 (2000). TLC of mono- and disaccharides (with D(-)-fructose and D(+)-sucrose as standards) before and after hydrolysis - (30 min with 1 % oxalic acid in a boiling water bath) - on silica gel with acetonitrile-diluted phosphate buffer solution pH 5.5 17:3. Detection by immersion of the plate for 1 s into a solution of 2 mL aniline and 2 g of diphenylamine in 100 mL methanol and 15 mL o-phosphoric acid (85 %) and heating for 10 min at 120°C. Quantitation by densitometry at 560 nm in absorption/transmission mode. Improved and simple method for the determination of fructan inulin in yoghurts, honey cakes and chocolates.

Trends. Anal. Chem. 96, 138-150 (2017). Review of quality control approaches, including sample preparation, separation and fraction, qualitative and quantitative analysis of polysaccharides in medicine dual-purposes Chinese herbs._x000D_

J. Chinese Trad. & Herb. Drugs (Zhongcaoyao) 32 (2), 122-124 (2001). TLC on silica gel with 1) chloroform - methanol 17:3, 2) ethyl acetate - methanol 9:1. Detection by spraying with 10% sulfuric acid in ethanol and heating at 105°Cfor 5 min. Identification by finger print technique. Quantitation of polysaccharides by UV spectroscopy.

A review. Food Chem. 254, 377-389 (2018). Review of extraction and purification methods for Lycium barbarum polysaccharides, including chemical characterization and evaluation of hypoglycaemic and hypolipidaemic effects. HPTLC methods were described to determine monosaccharide composition and map the glycidic component of glycoconjugates.