A method of selective concentration of the minor urinary purines is described based on selective ‘adsorption on to ion-exchange resins. Methods of semi-quantitative determination of the amount of each purine present are described based on two dimensional paper chromatography followed by direct inspection under short wave ultra-violet light, by preparation of contact prints and by elution of the purine spots followed by measurement of the optical density.
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