“…The mobile phase, consisting of 100 ll diethylamine in n-hexane/2-propanol (92:8 v/v), was vacuum-degassed before use and pumped at a flow rate of 0.5 ml min 21 . Under these conditions, the approximate retention times were as follows: 1,3-dimethyl-7-(2 0chloroethyl)-1H-purine-2,6(3H,7H)-dione (internal standard) 24 : 11.80 min; 1,3-dibutyl-7-(2-oxopropyl)-1H-purine-2,6(3H,7H)-dione (DBF): 35.98 min; 1,3-dibutyl-7-((2 0 R)hydroxypropyl)-1H-purine-2,6(3H,7H)-dione: 25.45 min; 1, 3-dibutyl-7-((2 0 S)-hydroxypropyl)-1H-purine-2,6(3H,7H)-dione: 28.87 min. No interference was observed at the retention times of interest.…”