Chromatographic separation studies of penicillins, cephalosporins and carbapenems on transition-metal silicate modified silica layers.

The chromatographic behavior of penicillins, cephalosporins and carbapenems has been studied on the thin layers of transition-metal ion (viz. Ni(2+)/Zn(2+)/Cu(2+)/Co(2+)) silicate modified silica. Transition-metal silicate (3.92%) and silica (96.08%) were found to be optimum and resulted in spherical-compact spots and improved resolution of the analytes. The effect of various mobile phases was also investigated. The chromatograms were visualized as yellow spots by placing in an I(2)-chamber. The method has been found to be reproducible and convenient for routine analysis.