J. Planar Chromatogr. 5, 179-183 (1992). TLC of squalene, cholesterol, cholesteryl palmitate, stearyl palmitate, tristearin, stearic acid on silica by consecutive development with (1) heptane, (2) toluene - hexane 8:1 and (3) hexane - ether - acetic acid 74.3:24.7:1. Visualization by spraying with 25% sulfuric acid and charring at 250°C for 15 min. Quantification by densitometry.

Anal. Biochem. 218, 229-231 (1994). HPTLC of title compounds on silica with AMD, using 15 step standard gradient for lipids based on methanol - dichloromethane. Detection by spraying with o-phthalaldehyde (OPA) and 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycerophosphoethanolamine (DMPE) and phosphatidylserine (PS). Quantification by fluorodensitometry at 313/>400 nm. Detection limit 100 ng,.

J. Chromatogr. 671, 169-195 (1995). A review with 128 references on TLC separation of lipids, involving sample preparation and TLC aspects with examples of applications, which illustrate the capabilities of the technique as well as practicability.

J. Chromatogr. B 710, 1-8 (1998). Preparative anion-exchange HPLC of the title compounds. Analysis of the purified compounds by HPTLC on silica gel with 1) chloroform - methanol - water 24:17:4 and 2) chloroform - methanol - 2.5M NH4OH 24:17:4, each containing 2mM CaCl2. Detection by spraying with resorcinol-HCl reagent. Evaluation by densitometry at 580 nm.

J. Agric. Food Chem. 48, 1000-1008 (2000). Analytical TLC of the triflate derivative of di-o-isopropylidene-2,3:4,5-b-D-fructopyranose on silica gel with chloroform - methanol - water 95:35:2; TLC of phospholipids on silica gel with chloroform - methanol - water 65:25:4. Detection by spraying with 5% phosphomolybdic acid in ethanol and heating for 5 min at 60°C. Also TLC separation and detection of phosphatidylethanolamine-linked glucosylamines; Amadori products and similar compounds. Preparative TLC on silica gel with chloroform - methanol - NH3 (25%) 75:25:1. Detection (on the plate margins) by spraying with 2,7-dichlorofluorescein solution (0.1% in methanol).

J. Agric. Food Chem. 49, 5852-5856 (2001). Preparative TLC of triglycerides (1,3-dilinoleoyl-2-olein, 1,3-dioleoyl-2-linolein, 1,2,3-trilinolein) and linoleic acid, oleic acid, and their esters on silica gel with hexane - ether 6:1.

J. Planar Chromatogr. 19, 167-170 (2006). HPTLC of standards (cholesterol, oleic acid, triolein, methyl oleate, and cholesteryl oleate as marker compounds for free sterols, free fatty acids, triacylglycerols, methyl esters, and steryl esters, respectively, as well as cholesterol, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylcholine, and lysophosphatidylcholine for the analysis of polar lipids) and prepared samples of leeches on silica gel (with preadsorbent zone and prescored lanes) in a pre-saturated twin-trough chamber with petroleum ether - diethyl ether - glacial acetic acid 80:20:1 (for neutral lipids) and hexane - petroleum ether - diethyl ether - glacial acetic acid 50:25:5:1 (for steryl esters). Visualization by spraying with 5 % ethanolic phosphomolybdic acid solution and heating for 10 min at 110 °C. HPTLC of polar lipids on equal layer with chloroform - methanol - water 65:25:4. Visualization by spraying with 5% aqueous cupric sulfate solution and heating for 10 min at 140 °C. Quantification of neutral lipids at 610 nm and of polar lipids at 370 nm.

J. Proteome Res. 14, 567-577 (2015). HPTLC of (1) lipids and (2) cholesterol from urinary exosomes on silica gel predeveloped in chloroform - methanol 1:1. (1) was developed with with two mobile phases: chlorofom - ethanol - triethylamine - water 30:35:35:8, and hexane - ether 200:9; (2) with chloroform - acetone 19:1. Detection by dipping in 10 % copper sulfate followed by heating at 185 °C for 5 min.