title: High-performance thin layer chromatography: A powerful analytical technique in pharmaceutical drug discovery.
abstract: Analysis of pharmaceutical and natural compounds and newer drugs is commonly used in all the stages of drug discovery and development process. High-performance thin layer chromatography is one of the sophisticated instrumental techniques based on the full capabilities of thin layer chromatography. The advantages of automation, scanning, full optimization, selective detection principle, minimum sample preparation, hyphenation, and so on enable it to be a powerful analytical tool for chromatographic information of complex mixtures of pharmaceuticals, natural products, clinical samples, food stuffs, and so on.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mahesh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Attimarad
authors.forename: K K Mueen
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Bandar E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Aldhubaib
authors.forename: Sree
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Harsha
keywords: Drug Discovery; HPTLC; Natural Products; Planar Chromatography