Abstract
TLC bioautography is a method that combines chromatographic separation and in situ biological activity determination. The antimicrobial, antioxidant and enzyme inhibitory activities can be performed on TLC bioautography. This method is mainly used for preliminary screening natural products possessing these biological activities and for the bioactivity-directed fractionation and isolation of active components from complex extracts. This review covers the mechanisms and methodology of the antimicrobial, antioxidant activities, and enzyme inhibition adopted on TLC. It will be in particular discuss the recent advances in these technologies and assess their applications in targeting natural products.
Keywords: Acetylcholinesterase, antimicrobial agents, antioxidant, bioautography, glucosidase, lipase, natural products, TLC, tyrosinase.
Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening
Title:TLC Bioautography: High Throughput Technique for Screening of Bioactive Natural Products
Volume: 16 Issue: 7
Author(s): Zhihong Cheng and Tao Wu
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Keywords: Acetylcholinesterase, antimicrobial agents, antioxidant, bioautography, glucosidase, lipase, natural products, TLC, tyrosinase.
Abstract: TLC bioautography is a method that combines chromatographic separation and in situ biological activity determination. The antimicrobial, antioxidant and enzyme inhibitory activities can be performed on TLC bioautography. This method is mainly used for preliminary screening natural products possessing these biological activities and for the bioactivity-directed fractionation and isolation of active components from complex extracts. This review covers the mechanisms and methodology of the antimicrobial, antioxidant activities, and enzyme inhibition adopted on TLC. It will be in particular discuss the recent advances in these technologies and assess their applications in targeting natural products.
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Cheng Zhihong and Wu Tao, TLC Bioautography: High Throughput Technique for Screening of Bioactive Natural Products, Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening 2013; 16 (7) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1386207311316070004
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1386207311316070004 |
Print ISSN 1386-2073 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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