chromatotron

English

Etymology

Trademark, from chromato- +‎ -tron.

Noun

chromatotron (plural chromatotrons)

1. (physical chemistry) A device used in radial chromatography in which solvent is added to the center of a covered silica layered plate which spins to drive a sample outward forming sample spots of different compounds as concentric rings.
   • 1994 April, G. Saxena, A.R. McCutcheon, S. Farmer, G.H.N. Towers, R.E.W. Hancock, “Antimicrobial constituents of Rhus glabra”, in Journal of Ethnopharmacoiogy, volume 42, number 2, →DOI, page 96:

     Column chromatography SiO₂, 70–230 and 230–400 mesh and disc chromatography with a chromatotron (2 mm thickness, SiO₂ plate) were adopted.

   • 2014 December, Nawal M. Al Musayeib, Ramzi A. Mothana, Gamal A. Mohamed, Sabrin R.M. Ibrahim, Louis Maes, “Hypoestenonols A and B, new fusicoccane diterpenes from Hypoestes forskalei”, in Phytochemistry Letters, volume 10, →DOI, page 26:

     Column chromatographic separations were performed on silica gel 60 (0.04–0.063 mm, Merck, Darmstadt, Germany), a pre-packed silica gel column (35 mm i.d. × 600 mm, Merck, Darmstadt, Germany), and chromatotron (silica gel 60, 0.04–0.06 mm, 1 mm, Merck, Darmstadt, Germany).

   • 2015, Siriwat Hongnak, Jongkolnee Jongaramruong, Suttira Khumkratok, Pongpun Siriphong, Santi Tip-pyang, “Chemical Constituents and Derivatization of Melodorinol from the Roots of Melodorum fruticosum”, in Natural Product Communications, volume 10, number 4, →DOI, page 634:

     Sub-fraction F2.2 was purified using a chromatotron eluting with 35% EtOAc-n-hexane to give compounds 5 (57.9 mg) and 6 (30.1 mg). Sub-fraction F2.3 was further separated by chromatotron (using 40% EtOAc-n-hexane, as eluent) to give compounds 7 (42.0 mg) and 8 (11.3 mg).