Determination of opiates and cocaine and its metabolites in biological fluids by high-performance liquid chromatography with electrospray tandem mass spectrometry.

abstract：:In an attempt to improve the sensitivity and selectivity of thin-layer chromatographic analysis for the detection of strychnine and crimidine in biological samples, a rapid high-performance thin-layer chromatographic (HPTLC) method with densitometry is described. Fortified dog serum and stomach content samples were an...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： De Saqui-Sannes P,Nups P,Le Bars P,Burgat V

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the end of 2010, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) used its emergency scheduling authority to temporarily control five chemicals, JWH-018, JWH-073, JWH-200, CP-47497, and cannabicyclohexanol (CP-47497 C8), often referred to as "Spice", K2, or "synthetic cannabinoids" because of their reported cannabis-...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Coulter C,Garnier M,Moore C

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gas chromatographic methods have been developed using a Supelco 1240-DA column for the determination of pentachlorophenol (PCP) in plasma and urine samples, and phenol in urine samples. These methods required no derivatization. Electron capture detection has been used for PCP determination, while flame ionization dete...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Rick DL,Licht CF,McCarty LP

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The synthetic chemical 4-aminobiphenyl (4-ABP) has been shown to be a bladder carcinogen in both man and animals. A valid radioimmunoassay for a metabolite of 4-ABP has been developed as a means to monitor potential human exposure to 4-ABP. The antibody was produced by the immunization of two female New Zealand White ...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Johnson HJ Jr,Cernosek SF Jr,Gutierrez-Cernosek RM,Brown LL

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3-Fluorophenmetrazine (3-FPM) is a stimulant-like novel psychoactive substance (NPS) and fluorinated analog of phenmetrazine that has recently appeared on the recreational drug market, with limited published information. Likewise, the synthetic opioid U-47700 has gained popularity among recreational drug users and is ...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Ellefsen KN,Taylor EA,Simmons P,Willoughby V,Hall BJ

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calibration model selection is required for all quantitative methods in toxicology and more broadly in bioanalysis. This typically involves selecting the equation order (quadratic or linear) and weighting factor correctly modelizing the data. A mis-selection of the calibration model will generate lower quality control...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Desharnais B,Camirand-Lemyre F,Mireault P,Skinner CD

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postmortem findings are presented for fourteen cases of Verapamil induced or related deaths. Liver, blood, and stomach concentrations of Verapamil alone or in combination with alcohol or other drugs are given with the age and sex of each victim and with the coroner's findings. The significance of these levels is discu...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Chan LF,Chhuy LH,Crowley RJ

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The popularity of designer drugs has increased over the past few years as users seek new, cheap and sometimes "legal" ways to get high. This case report focuses on a case that happened in the City of Henderson, Nevada, which involved the designer drug methoxetamine. Methoxetamine is a psychoactive compound that is str...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Fassette T,Martinez A

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 183 random, whole-blood specimens was collected from healthy individuals within the State of Queensland (Australia), and the bromide concentration was determined by wavelength-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (WDXRF). The intensity of the tube Compton scatter line was used to account for differenc...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Olszowy HA,Rossiter J,Hegarty J,Geoghegan P

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urine specimens containing 11 common beta blockers were processed using solid-phase extraction technology to extract the drugs from the urine matrix, then converted to their cyclic methaneboronates by treatment with methaneboronic acid in ethyl acetate. The compounds tested included acebutolol, atenolol, alprenolol, b...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Branum GD,Sweeney S,Palmeri A,Haines L,Huber C

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes two relatively simple methods for the microdetermination of urinary cadmium (U-Cd) and urinary nickel (U-Ni) using electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry. Reduction of nonspecific absorption interferences was achieved by temperature programming and background correction using a deuterium ar...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Ong CN,Chua LH,Lee BL,Ong HY,Chia KS

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salicylate excretion was studied in the breast milk of a nursing mother (Patient A) taking chronic therapeutic doses of aspirin, and caffeine excretion was monitored in the breast milk of a nursing mother (Patient B) who was a heavy coffee drinker. Salicylate concentrations were maximal in serum at 2.25 hours (10.8 mg...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Bailey DN,Weibert RT,Naylor AJ,Shaw RF

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple, rapid, and reliable gas-liquid chromatographic (GLC) confirmation procedure was developed for urine samples found positive by the EMIT-dau benzodiazepine metabolite assay. The procedure involves acid hydrolysis, organic extraction, and identification using GLC-nitrogen-phosphorus detection (NPD). The method ...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Verebey K,Jukofsky D,Mulé SJ

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been a recent and significant increase in the use and availability of hemp seed oil products. These products are being marketed as a healthy source of essential omega fatty acids when taken orally. Although the health aspects of these oils is open to debate, the probability that oils derived from the hemp se...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Bosy TZ,Cole KA

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Propane can be responsible for several types of lethal intoxication and explosions. Quantifying it would be very helpful to determine in some cases the cause of death. Some gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) methods of propane measurements do already exist. The main drawback of these GC-MS methods described ...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Smith F,Augsburger M,Varlet V

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the early-phase postmortem redistribution of the enantiomers of citalopram (CIT) and its metabolites demethylcitalopram (DCIT) and didemethylcitalopram (DDCIT) in a rat model. Furthermore, we wanted to examine the role of the lungs as a reservoir of postmortem drug release and ...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Kugelberg FC,Kingbäck M,Carlsson B,Druid H

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carfentanil is a mu (μ) opioid receptor agonist and is estimated to be ~10,000 times more potent than morphine in animal (non-human) models. It is not approved for human use and is only used to immobilize large exotic animals in veterinary medicine. In mid-2016, carfentanil emerged as a contaminant in street heroin in...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Shanks KG,Behonick GS

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The method presented describes a sensitive and specific quantitative assay for the determination of flumazenil in human plasma. Flumazenil and an internal standard, midazolam, are isolated by a basic extraction. The final extract is separated on a 25-m BP-1 capillary column and drugs are detected by selected ion monit...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Kintz P,Mangin P

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An analytical database, using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with diode array ultraviolet (UV) detection, of over 250 toxicologically relevant drugs has been extensively applied to both clinical and forensic toxicology. This general drug screening system, based on a mixed-phase (octadecyl/cyanopropyl) c...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Elliott SP,Hale KA

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethanol is the most frequently identified compound in forensic toxicology. Although confirmation involving mass spectrometry is desirable, relatively few methods have been published to date. A novel technique utilizing a Dean's Switch to simultaneously quantitate and confirm ethyl alcohol by flame-ionization (FID) and...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Tiscione NB,Alford I,Yeatman DT,Shan X

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 5-mg dose of cocaine free base applied to the volar forearm skin surface of a volunteer resulted in a maximal urinary benzoylecgonine concentration of 55 ng/mL at 48 h, using discrete urine specimens. A total of 58 micrograms of benzoylecgonine, representing 1.2% of the dose, was excreted in the 96-h urine. An ident...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Baselt RC,Chang JY,Yoshikawa DM

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixteen apparently intact procainamide tablets, in varied stages of drug depletion, were found distributed throughout the gastrointestinal tract of a man who died of arteriosclerotic heart disease with pulmonary complications. The tablets were found to contain procainamide by a thin layer chromatography system with ca...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Griesemer EC

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results of urine drug analyses for three racing greyhounds that tested positive for caffeine in this laboratory were contested by the animal trainer, who asserted that positives were achieved from deliberate chocolate feeding by a rival kennel. The metabolism and excretion of methylxanthines was examined by high-perfo...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Wells DJ,Hanks BM,Yarbrough CS,Davis MA

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), a commonly encountered drug of abuse, has been shown in a variety of studies to cause neurotoxic effects. Because MDMA itself is not neurotoxic, identifying the potential neurotoxic metabolite(s) was of significant importance. Evaluation of urine and plasma concentrations of M...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Valtier S,Phelix CF,Cody JT

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previously reported procedure for quantification of LSD in urine was modified to permit measurement of the drug in plasma. After addition of deuterium-labelled LSD, the plasma is extracted and the extract is treated with trifluoroacetylimidazole to convert the LSD to its N-trifluoroacetyl derivative. The derivatized...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Papac DI,Foltz RL

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) is an endogenous compound, but its presence in postmortem blood presents a challenge when interpreting elevated levels as GHB is misused as a recreational drug and is also produced postmortem. A total of 387 postmortem cases (273 male and 114 female) submitted to the toxicology laboratory b...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Korb AS,Cooper G

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For many reasons, forensic toxicologists are being asked to determine and report their measurement uncertainty in blood alcohol analysis. While understood conceptually, the elements and computations involved in determining measurement uncertainty are generally foreign to most forensic toxicologists. Several establishe...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Gullberg RG

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the performance characteristics of the Cozart Methadone Microplate ELISA assay for the detection of methadone and methadone metabolites in hair specimens. One hundred and ten hair specimens were collected from volunteers (n=46) with a history of drug use and from drug-related...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Cooper G,Wilson L,Reid C,Baldwin D,Hand C,Spiehler V

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports the investigation by 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) spectroscopy of biological fluids in a case of intentional poisoning with tetrahydrofuran (THF). Occupational exposures to this solvent are well documented, but acute poisoning cases are extremely rare, and the one presented here is the s...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Cartigny B,Azaroual N,Imbenotte M,Sadeg N,Testart F,Richecoeur J,Vermeersch G,Lhermitte M

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Publications reporting concentrations of caffeine in postmortem blood were reviewed if the cause of death was attributed to overdosing (poisoning) with drugs. Age and gender of the deceased, the manner of death (accident, suicide or undetermined) and types of co-ingested drugs were evaluated in relation to the concent...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Jones AW

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00