Two-dimensional thin-layer chromatographic determination of phenolic antioxidants fromEupatorium cannabinumextracts on cyano-bonded polar stationary phases

Abstract

Two-dimensional thin layer chromatography on cyano-bonded polar stationary phase was performed to optimize the separation of some antioxidant phenolic compounds from Eupatorium cannabinum extracts. Propan-2-ol mixed with n-heptane and ethyl acetate mixed with n-heptane were used as non-aqueous mobile phases in normal phase separations (1st direction of development in 2-dimensional high-performance thin-layer chromatography (2D-HPTLC mode)) and methanol mixed with water was used as a mobile phase in reversed phase (2nd direction of development in 2D-HPTLC mode). The plates were sprayed by use of Merck TLC sprayer using 2-(diphenylboryoxy)-ethylamine and PEG4000 (Merck, Darmstadt, Germany) or DPPH and photographed in CAMAG Cabinet UV lamp at 254 nm and 365 nm by use of Fuji 8 mpx camera. The plots RF non-aqueous mobile phase vs RF aqueous mobile phase were prepared to find optimal orthogonal 2D-TLC systems for the separation of investigated test compounds and then extracts from Eupatorium cannabinum. Satisf...