Abstract:
:Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) is a prescribed medication as well as a drug of abuse. Its detection in various matrices for in-field forensic scientists remains a challenge. We have developed an assay that uses aldo-keto reductase 7A2 (AKR7A2) for the specific determination of GHB in various drinks. AKR7A2 was purified using Ni-affinity chromatography. The Michaelis-Menten constant for the GHB oxidation reaction was 10 mM, and the minimum detection limit was 4 mM. Ethanol was not a substrate for AKR7A2. In a coupled reaction with NADP(+), phenazine methosulfate (PMS), and 2,6-dichlorophenolindophenol, various beverages (orange juice, milk, soda, and numerous alcoholic drinks) containing GHB turned from blue to light yellow. In a second coupled reaction where diaphorase replaced PMS, the presence of GHB also caused the expected change of color in various beers.
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J Forensic Scijournal_title
Journal of forensic sciencesauthors
Bendinskas K,Sattelberg P,Crossett D,Banyikwa A,Dempsey D,MacKenzie JAdoi
10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01694.xsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2011-05-01 00:00:00pages
783-7issue
3eissn
0022-1198issn
1556-4029journal_volume
56pub_type
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