grade water. After filtration through a PTFE 0.45-um syringe filter (Chromafil Einmalfilter, 0.45 um 15 mm, Mackerey-Nagel GmbH & Co. KG, 6-8 D-52313 D?ren, Germany), samples were ana lyzed with diode array HPLC. The analytical method was derived from a previously reported method.22-37 Separation was achieved on a C,8