TLC-MALDI in Pharmaceutical Analysis (PDF)

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Spectroscopy SupplementsSpecial Issues-05-02-2004
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Thin-layer chromatography (TLC) is a widely used technique for the rapid examination of compound purity. The amount of qualitative information, however, is limited to the retention factor of compounds. The technique described here enables the direct determination of TLC plates by MALDI MS.

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