Biomaterial Database

[Quantitative determination of phytolaccatoxin in radix Phytolaccae by TLC-densitometry]. 1990

Z Wang, and M Cheng, and S Yuan

Institute of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing.

Phytolaccatoxin is one of the main toxic constituents in Radix Phytolaccae. In this communication, the quantity of phytolaccatoxin is determined by TLC-scanning method. Convenient, rapid and dependable, the method can be used to control the quality of Radix Phytolaccae.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D002855	Chromatography, Thin Layer	Chromatography on thin layers of adsorbents rather than in columns. The adsorbent can be alumina, silica gel, silicates, charcoals, or cellulose. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)	Chromatography, Thin-Layer,Thin Layer Chromatography,Chromatographies, Thin Layer,Chromatographies, Thin-Layer,Thin Layer Chromatographies,Thin-Layer Chromatographies,Thin-Layer Chromatography
D003720	Densitometry	The measurement of the density of a material by measuring the amount of light or radiation passing through (or absorbed by) the material.	Densitometries
D004365	Drugs, Chinese Herbal	Chinese herbal or plant extracts which are used as drugs to treat diseases or promote general well-being. The concept does not include synthesized compounds manufactured in China.	Chinese Herbal Drugs,Plant Extracts, Chinese,Chinese Drugs, Plant,Chinese Plant Extracts,Extracts, Chinese Plant,Herbal Drugs, Chinese
D006358	Hot Temperature	Presence of warmth or heat or a temperature notably higher than an accustomed norm.	Heat,Hot Temperatures,Temperature, Hot,Temperatures, Hot
D012503	Saponins	A type of glycoside widely distributed in plants. Each consists of a sapogenin as the aglycone moiety, and a sugar. The sapogenin may be a steroid or a triterpene and the sugar may be glucose, galactose, a pentose, or a methylpentose.	Saponin
D029603	Phytolacca	A plant genus of the family PHYTOLACCACEAE, order Caryophyllales.	Phytolaccas