Event Overview

The quality control of plant materials and herbal drugs is challenging because of the natural variability of plants. Thin-Layer Chromatography (TLC) was the first chromatographic method used for screening of herbal material and its identification according to the pharmacopoeias. TLC is still recommended by most of these compendia worldwide. However, because of its non-instrumental and non-standardized characteristics, this technique has low resolution and reproducibility and is not well suited for quantitative analysis. During the last years, different pharmacopoeias (e.g. USP and Ph. Eur.) have introduced general chapters for a standardized HPTLC procedure.

Today, HPTLC fingerprinting is a well-known technique for identification of plant materials and is included in different pharmacopoeias worldwide. For complete traceability of data and reproducible results, CAMAG provides a line of instruments for the entire HPTLC process together with a convenient HPTLC software for process control and data evaluation.

Key Learning Objectives

• Become acquainted with the concept of Comprehensive HPTLC Fingerprinting.
• Extend your knowledge about TLC and HPTLC. Understand the benefits of HPTLC for the analysis of complex sample compositions.
• Get evidence that the HPTLC fingerprint contains information on quantity and purity.

Who should attend?

• Analysts working in the botanical / dietary supplement industry
• Decision-makers and opinion leaders in the field of analytical chemistry
• Laboratory specialists interested in new developments for analytical chemistry

Presenters

Dr. Melanie Broszat, Scientific Business Development Manager, CAMAG
Dr. Stefan Gaugler, Head of Sales & Marketing, CAMAG