Separation of naphthoquinones and lipophilic vitamins by gel and thin-layer chromatography.

A separation of naphthoquinones on silica gel and on silica gel impregnated with polyethylene glycol 200 by thin-layer chromatography was compared with gel permeation chromatography (GPC) on styrene-divinylbenzene copolymer S-832-gel using tetrahydrofuran as mobile phase. Factors affecting the separations attainable are discussed, and it is concluded that GPC is a suitable method for the determination of K vitamins in natural materials.