BP205T · Semester 2 · B.Pharm
Unit V — Isolation, Identification & Characterization
Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry
This study page introduces Isolation, Identification & Characterization in Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry (BP205T), B.Pharm Semester 2. Read the selected definitions and short notes below, then download the full unit PDF.
Topics in this unit
- From Extract to Pure Compound — Why Isolate?
- Planar Chromatography and Preparative TLC
- Column Chromatography and Flash Chromatography
- Identification Techniques I — Phytochemical Tests
- Identification Techniques II — Spectroscopic Techniques, Fingerprinting and Markers
- Screening and Analysis of Major Metabolites
Definitions and short notes
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Short note
Isolation = separating an individual chemical compound (or a small group) from the complex mixture present in a plant extract, in pure form.
Unit PDF · page 2
Short note
Fraction = a portion of the extract containing a group of related compounds (e.g., "the alkaloid fraction") — a step between crude extract and pure compound.
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