Table 2.
Recovery percentage (%) of purines and pyrimidines, given as average and range, from four inexperienced analysts using this protocol
| Metabolite | Average | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Hydroxymethyluracil | 110.6 | 106–115 |
| Adenine | 96.1 | 96–100 |
| Adenosine | 100.4 | 96–105 |
| AICAR | 107.0 | 102–112 |
| 2-Deoxyadenosine | 106.5 | 101–112 |
| 2-Deoxyguanosine | 90.3 | 86–95 |
| 2-Deoxyinosine | 104.2 | 99–109 |
| 2-Deoxyuridine | 99.4 | 93–104 |
| Dihydrothymine | 99.4 | 95–104 |
| Dihydrouracil | 92.1 | 88–96 |
| Guanosine | 98.7 | 95–103 |
| Hypoxanthine | 99.3 | 95–104 |
| Inosine | 117.5 | 111–125 |
| Orotic acid | 101.6 | 97–107 |
| Thymidine | 100.8 | 97–105 |
| Thymine | 96.7 | 93–101 |
| Uridine | 110.0 | 104–116 |
| Xanthine | 97.8 | 95–100 |