| CPC G01N 30/34 (2013.01) [G01N 30/24 (2013.01); G01N 30/72 (2013.01); G01N 2030/027 (2013.01); G01N 2030/042 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |

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1. A chromatographic method of assessing purity of cytisine, the method comprising:
(a) introducing a cytisine sample to a column comprising a stationary phase including stearic acid and having a length of 150 mm, an inner diameter of 4.6 mm, and a particle size of 2.5 μm, wherein the cytisine sample comprises one or more impurities;
(b) applying a first mobile phase having a pH of about 10 to the column such that cytisine and the one or more impurities are retained on said column;
(c) eluting cytisine and the one or more impurities by applying a second mobile phase having a pH of about 10 to said column; and
(d) detecting cytisine and the one or more impurities in the second mobile phase.
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