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English
Etymology
Trademark, from chromato- + -tron.
Noun
chromatotron (plural chromatotrons)
- (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).