Table 5 System suitability parameters of the developed TLC method for the determination of propranolol and methimazole
Parameters | Plasma | PRP | MTZ | HCA | Reference value [38] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Retardation factor (Rf) | 0.07 | 0.19 | 0.67 | 0.81 | – | ||
Capacity factor (K') | – | 4.26 | 0.49 | 0.23 | 0–10 | ||
Symmetry factor | – | 1.00 | 1.04 | 1.00 |  ~ 1 | ||
Resolution (Rs) | 5.63 | 10.90 | 2.52 | R > 1.5 | |||
Selectivity (α) | 3.12 | 8.69 | 2.13 | α > 1 | |||