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The potential of polyamide as adsorbent for separation of nine compounds - (±)-catechin (DL-C), (-)-epicatechin (EC), (-)-epigallocat-echin (EGC), (-)-epicatechin gallate (ECg), (-)-epigallocatechin gal-late (EGCg), theaflavin (TF1), theaflavin 3-gallate (TF2A), theaflavin 3’-gallate (TF2B), and theaflavin 3,3’-digallate (TF3) - was studied. Polyamide TLC plates dried with a hair dryer, application as bands, and development in a horizontal chamber gave the best results. Detection was performed using iron(III) chloride- ethanol reagent. Twofold development with chloroform-methanol 2:3 (v/v) as mobile phase resulted in the separation of TF1, TF2A, TF2B, and TF3 from all the other compounds. EGCg, ECg, and EGC were separated but EC and DL-C were not separated from each other. The best mobile phase for each of the compounds is reported. The best separation of the five main catechins (EC, DL-C, EGC, ECg, and EGCg) was achieved by use of n-butanol-ace-tone-acetic acid 5:5:3 (v/v). In addition, separation of the flavonols myricetin, quercetin, kaempferol, and rutin and the phenolic acids gallic acid, chlorogenic acid, and caffeic acid was achieved by twofold development with chloroform-methanol 2:3 (v/v). The applicability of the method was checked by screening of extracts of green, black, oolong, and pu-erh tea.
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Wang, K., Liu, Z., Huang, Ja. et al. TLC Separation of Catechins and Theaflavins on Polyamide Plates. JPC-J Planar Chromat 22, 97–100 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1556/JPC.22.2009.2.4
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