Marine Drugs 20(12), 757 (2022). Samples were ethyl acetate macerates and diethyl ether Soxhlet extracts from invasive Caulerpa cylindracea and non-invasive C. lentillifera (Caulerpaceae), as well as caulerpine (bisindole alkaloid) as standard isolated from one of the extracts. TLC on silica gel with petroleum ether – diethyl ether 1:1. Quantitative evaluation by densitometry at 330 nm, quantification of caulerpine (hRF 41, LOD 20 ng/zone, LOQ 68 ng/zone). The concentrations of caulerpine in C. cylindracea extracts (96-112 µg/g) were higher than in C. lentillifera (0-8 µg/g).

Marine Drugs 17(3), 148 (2019). Samples were ethyl acetate extracts of seagrass Amphibolis antarctica (Cymodoceaceae), and of algae: Austrophyllis harveyana (Kallymeniaceae), Carpoglossum confluens, Cystophora harveyi, C. monilifera, C. pectinata and C. subfarcinata, Myriodesma integrifolium, Sargassum lacerifolium (Sargassaceae), Codium fragile subsp. tasmanicum (Codiaceae), Ecklonia radiata (Lessoniaceae), Hypnea valida, Rhodophyllis membaneacea (Cystocloniaceae), Hormosira banksii (Hormosiraceae), Perithalia caudata (Sporochnaceae), Phyllospora comoasa, Scytothalia dorycarpa (Seirococcaceae), Plocamium dilatatum (Plocamiaceae), and epiphytic brown algae. HPTLC on silica gel (pre-washed with methanol and heated 30 min at 100 °C) with n-hexane – ethyl acetate – acetic acid 15:9:1. Derivatization by immersion: A) into anisaldehyde – sulfuric acid reagent, followed by 10 min heating at 105 °C, for the detection of steroids and terpenes; B) into DPPH• (0.2 % in methanol), followed by 30 min incubation in the dark, for the detection of antioxydants; C) into Fast Blue B solution (0.1 % in 70 % ethanol) for detection of phenols (with alkylresorcinols detected as dark purple zones on colorless background). Effect-directed analyses were performed directly on the plates. D) α-Amylase inhibition assay by immersion into enzyme solution, incubation 30 min at 37 °C, immersion into substrate solution (starch 2 % in water), incubation 20 min at 37 °C and immersion into Gram’s iodine solution for detection (inhibition zones appear blue on white background). E) Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibition assay (after neutralization by immersion into phosphate buffer) by immersion into enzyme solution, incubation 30 min at 37 °C, immersion into substrate solution (α-naphthyl acetate) and into dye reagent (Fast Blue Salt B). Densitometry through automated scanning, quantification expressed as equivalents to the respective standards used for calibration curves: A) β-sitosterol (LOQ 1.6 µg/band), B) gallic acid (LOQ 60 ng/band), D) acarbose (LOQ 173 µg/band), E) donepezil (LOQ 96 µg/mL). Alkylresorcinols were detected as antioxydant in C. harveyi and C. pectinata (hRF 88), and in C. subfarcinata (hRF 72, 81, 88). Enzymatic inhibitors in C. fragile were considered as a flavone (hRF 65) and a terpenoid (hRF 77), due to their absorption curves (densitometric scan in range 200-400 nm).

J. AOAC Int. 100, 922-934 (2017). HPTLC of monoacylglycerol, diacylglycerol, triacylglycerol, and glycerol in lubricating oils applied in cutting devices on silica gel in a three-step elution carried out toward increasing strength of the mobile phase: the elution up to 100 % of the plate’s height in n-hexane; step 2: the elution up to 60 % of the plate’s height in toluene; and step 3: the elution up to 30 % of the plate’s height in dichloromethane - methanol 19:1. Detection by exposure to iodine vapor and under UV light at 254 and 366 nm. Further analysis by coupling with a flame ionization detector.

J. Liq. Chromatogr. Relat. Technol. 44, 733-740 (2021). HPTLC of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose-Satureja hortensis extract on silica gel with chloroform - hexane - methanol - formic acid 50:50:10:1. Bioautography by dipping into bacterial suspension for 8 h, followed by incubation at 37 °C for 24 h. Detection by spraying with 0.2 % MTT aqueous solution, followed by incubation at 37 °C for 0.5-3 h. 

J. Liq. Chromatogr. Relat. Technol. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826076.2022.2159977 (2021). HPTLC of Ophiopogonis Radix from different habitats on silica gel with toluene - methanol - glacial acetic acid 800:50:1. Detection under UV light at 254 nm. 

J. Liq. Chromatogr. Relat. Technol. 44, 820-828 (2021). HPTLC of Gentiana extracts from in vitro cultures on silica gel with acetate - methanol - water 4:1:1 in sandwich mode. Detection under UV light at 254 nm and fluorescence at 312 nm (emission above 370 nm). Principal component analysis (PCA), hierarchical cluster analysis and the novel proposal—nonnegative PCA was performed to identify common and distinct features.

J. Liq. Chromatogr. Relat. Technol. 44, 484-489 (2021). HPTLC of caffeic acid (1), rutin (2), naringin (3), and hesperidin (4) in samples of citrus fruits on polyamide plates with a microemulsion - formic acid 47:1. Microemulsion was prepared as follows: 2.7 g of SDS in 90 mL water, followed by adding 6.3 mL n-butanol and 1.0 mL n-heptane, and the mixture was shaken to produce a uniform and transparent O/W microemulsion. Detection by spraying with 1 % aluminum trichloride aqueous solution and photographed using a smartphone under UV light at 365 nm. Image retrieval techniques combined with support vector machine (SVM) directly classified the chromatograms based on migration path images.

J. Liq. Chromatogr. Relat. Technol. 44, 809-819 (2021). HPTLC of major cannabinoids in Cannabis sativa on silica gel with hexane - ethyl acetate - methanol 7:2:1. Detection by spraying with anisaldehyde  sulfuric acid reagent. Quantitative determination by absorbance measurement at 525 nm for lupeol. The hRF values for Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol and tetrahydrocannabinolic acid were 55 and 36, respectively. Analytical Quality by Design (AQbD) tools, such as the Design of Experiments (DoE) was used for a better understanding of the analytes’ chromatographic behavior as a function of the mobile phase composition.