Detection of Mycolactone by Thin Layer Chromatography

Richard Kwamla Amewu, Thomas Spangenberg

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Abstract

By means of thin layer chromatography coupled to a fluorescence enhancer, a highly sensitive and operationally simple method to detect the mycolactones stemming from the human pathogen Mycobacterium ulcerans was developed and applied to various sample sources.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMethods in Molecular Biology
PublisherHumana Press Inc.
Pages131-149
Number of pages19
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Publication series

NameMethods in Molecular Biology
Volume2387
ISSN (Print)1064-3745
ISSN (Electronic)1940-6029

Keywords

  • Boronic acid
  • Fluorescence
  • Mycobacterium ulcerans
  • Mycolactone
  • Thin layer chromatography
  • UV-A

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