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Joseph Sherma, Larkin Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, published a new book focusing on the topic of thin layer chromatograph (TLC).
Entitled Thin Layer Chromatography in Phytochemistry, Sherma authored two chapters and co-edited the text with Monika Waksmundzka-Hajnos of the Medical University of Lublin, Poland, and Teresa Kowalska of the University of Silesia, Poland. It is an installment of the Chromatographic Science Series published by CRC Press.
Thin layer chromatography is increasingly used in the fields of plant chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular biology. Advantages such as speed, versatility, and low cost make it one of the leading techniques used for locating and analyzing bioactive components in plants.
Sherma’s new book is the first source devoted to supplying state-of-the-art information on TLC as it applies to the separation, identification, quantification, and isolation of medicinal plant components. Renowned scientists working with laboratories around the world demonstrate the applicability of TLC to a remarkable diversity of fields including plant genetics, drug discovery, nutraceuticals, and toxicology.
CRC Press describes Thin Layer Chromatography in Phytochemistry as “an essential bench-top companion and reference on using TLC for the study of plant-based bioactive compounds.” Sherma published a previous book on TLC applications in 2007 and another in the related field of Preparative Layer Chromatography in 2006.