Review Article

Detection Progress of Selected Drugs in TLC

Table 3

Detection results of selected corticosteroids [46].

Corticosteroid Reagent 1Reagent 2
Color of corticosteroid spotLimit of detection (µg)Color of corticosteroid spotLimit of detection (µg)

Prednisolone0.40Blue-green0.400Violet0.150
Dexamethasone0.45Bray-violet0.300Violet0.100
Triamcinolone0.29Grayish0.200Violet0.075
Beclomethasone0.38Blue0.060Violet0.040
Prednisone0.50Brown-yellow0.300Violet0.100
Betamethasone0.38Blue0.050Violet0.030
Hydrocortisone0.39Greenish0.050Violet0.040