“…It is well known that asymmetry of chromatographic peaks and efficiency of MLC separations could critically depend on the mobile phase composition due to changing of the kinetics of mass transfer in the presence of modifiers such as aliphatic alcohols or carboxylic acids. 9,[13][14][15] In the case of morphine, codeine, papaverine and noscapine separation the effect of modifiers on the efficiency of separation was quite pronounced, e.g. the next efficiencies obtained for the mobile phases contained 0.09 M SDS and 1.0, 2.0, 4.0 and 5.0% (v/v) 1-butanol: 3000, 3700, 3800, 4100 for morphine, and 1000, 1900, 1950, 2050 for papaverine.…”