Preferred Label : fronting;
Detailed label : fronting in chromatography;
IUPAC definition : asymmetry of a peak such that, relative to the baseline, the front is less steep than
the rear. In paper chromatography and thin-layer chromatography, it refers to the
distortion of a spot showing a diffuse region in front of the spot in the direction
of flow.;
Origin ID : F02534;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- See also
asymmetry of a peak such that, relative to the baseline, the front is less steep than
the rear. In paper chromatography and thin-layer chromatography, it refers to the
distortion of a spot showing a diffuse region in front of the spot in the direction
of flow.
