Smartphone-based image analysis and chemometric recognition of the thin-layer chromatographic fingerprints of herbal materials

• Main Authors: Sibug-Torres, Sarah May, Padolina, Isagani D, Cruz, Philip, Garcia, Felan Carlo, Garrovillas, Mark Joseph, Yabilo, Maria Regina, Enriquez, Erwin
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2019
• Subjects: Chemistry
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/chemistry-faculty-pubs/21; https://pubs.rsc.org/no/content/articlehtml/2019/ay/c8ay02698j
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Thin-layer chromatography (TLC) is commonly used as a screening method to verify the identity and quality of dried herbal medicinal plant material. While TLC is relatively simple, the method still requires technical experience and relies on the subjective classification of sample TLC profiles as “wi...