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Maurer HH. Chapter 12 Forensic screening with GC-MS. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-7192(06)06012-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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Wu YH, Lin KL, Chen SC, Chang YZ. Simultaneous quantitative determination of amphetamines, ketamine, opiates and metabolites in human hair by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2008; 22:887-897. [PMID: 18288687 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.3409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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A gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) method was developed and validated for the determination of common drugs of abuse in Asia. The method was able to simultaneously quantify amphetamines (amphetamine; AP, methamphetamine; MA, methylenedioxy amphetamine; MDA, methylenedioxymeth mphetamine; MDMA, methylenedioxy ethylamphetamine; MDEA), ketamine (ketamine; K, norketamine; NK), and opiates (morphine; MOR, codeine; COD, 6-acetylmorphine; 6-AM) in human hair. Hair samples (25 mg) were washed, cut, and incubated overnight at 25 degrees C in methanol/trifluoroacetic acid (methanol/TFA). The samples were extracted by solid-phase extraction (SPE), derivatized using heptafluorobutyric acid anhydride (HFBA) at 70 degrees C for 30 min, and the derivatives were analyzed by electron ionization (EI) GC/MS in selected ion monitoring mode. Confirmation was accomplished by comparing retention times and the relative abundances of selected ions with those of standards. Deuterated analogs of the analytes were used as internal standards for quantification. Calibration curves for ten analytes were established in the concentration range 0.1-10 ng/mg with high correlation coefficients (r2 > 0.999). The intra-day and inter-day precisions were within 12.1% and 15.8%, respectively. The intra-day and inter-day accuracies were between -8.7% and 10.7%, and between -5.9% and 13.8%, respectively. The limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) obtained were 0.03 and 0.05 ng/mg for AP, MA, MDA, MDMA and MDEA; 0.05 and 0.08 ng/mg for K, NK, MOR and COD; and 0.08 and 0.1 ng/mg for 6-AM. The recoveries were above 88.6% for all the compounds, except K and NK which were in the range of 71.7-72.7%. Eight hair samples from known polydrug abusers were examined by this method. These results show that the method is suitable for broad-spectrum drug testing in a single hair specimen.
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- Ya-Hsueh Wu
- Institute of Medical and Molecular Toxicology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Thomas A, Widmer C, Hopfgartner G, Staub C. Fast gas chromatography and negative-ion chemical ionization tandem mass spectrometry for forensic analysis of cannabinoids in whole blood. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2007; 45:495-503. [PMID: 17913432 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2007.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2007] [Revised: 08/13/2007] [Accepted: 08/16/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The present work describes a fast gas chromatography/negative-ion chemical ionization tandem mass spectrometric assay (Fast GC/NICI-MS/MS) for analysis of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), 11-hydroxy-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC-OH) and 11-nor-9-carboxy-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC-COOH) in whole blood. The cannabinoids were extracted from 500 microL of whole blood by a simple liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) and then derivatized by using trifluoroacetic anhydride (TFAA) and hexafluoro-2-propanol (HFIP) as fluorinated agents. Mass spectrometric detection of the analytes was performed in the selected reaction-monitoring mode on a triple quadrupole instrument after negative-ion chemical ionization. The assay was found to be linear in the concentration range of 0.5-20 ng/mL for THC and THC-OH, and of 2.5-100 ng/mL for THC-COOH. Repeatability and intermediate precision were found less than 12% for all concentrations tested. Under standard chromatographic conditions, the run cycle time would have been 15 min. By using fast conditions of separation, the assay analysis time has been reduced to 5 min, without compromising the chromatographic resolution. Finally, a simple approach for estimating the uncertainty measurement is presented.
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- Aurélien Thomas
- Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Geneva, Avenue de Champel 9, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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Gunnar T, Engblom C, Ariniemi K. Pressure-adjusted continual flow heart-cutting for the high throughput determination of amphetamine-type stimulant drugs in whole blood by fast multidimensional gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2007; 1166:171-80. [PMID: 17727863 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2007.07.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2007] [Revised: 07/27/2007] [Accepted: 07/31/2007] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Innovative features and technical improvements in modern bench-top quadrupole gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer (GC-MS) have prepared the way for faster and more cost-effective applications while still maintaining sufficient chromatographic resolution, speed of MS data acquisition and reliability of analytical methodology. In this paper, a short wide-bore capillary column with low film thickness (5 m x 0.32 mm i.d., 0.1 microm) was used a pre-fractionating column and only chosen heart-cuts were transferred to the second chromatographic dimension (15 m x 0.25 mm i.d., 0.25 microm) by means of a pressure-adjusted continual flow type switching device for quantification of five common amphetamine-type stimulant drugs. The instrumental setting used, in combination with carefully optimized operational fast GC and MS parameters, markedly decreased the retention times of the targeted analytes, e.g., amphetamine 0.891 min and methamphetamine 1.037 min, and the total chromatographic runtime (1.700 min), as well as reducing the need for continuous cleaning of the MS ion source and increasing column life compared with conventional GC-MS approaches. The performance of the instrumental configuration and analytical method was evaluated in validation experiments and the method was also applied to authentic samples. The method demonstrates the potential of fast GC-MS in combination with a gas-phase microfluidic Deans switch device for analysing of (semi)volatile compounds, such as amphetamine-type stimulant (ATS) drugs. This should be particularly useful in modern laboratories aiming at cost-efficient analysis as well as the optimum use of available laboratory capacity and instrumentation.
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- Teemu Gunnar
- National Public Health Institute, Drug Research Unit, Mannerheimintie 166, 00300 Helsinki, Finland.
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Amundsen LK, Nevanen TK, Takkinen K, Rovio S, Sirén H. Microscale immunoaffinity SPE and MEKC in fast determination of testosterone in male urine. Electrophoresis 2007; 28:3232-41. [PMID: 17722186 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200700037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Conventional methods for the determination of testosterone in body fluids typically suffer from poor recovery, lack of specificity, complex sample pretreatment, or the need for derivatization. Here, a simple, specific, and fast analysis method for testosterone was developed, with a methodology based on testosterone-specific immunoaffinity SPE (IA-SPE) and subsequent analysis by partial filling MEKC (PF-MEKC). An immunosorbent consisting of a recombinant antitestosterone Fab fragment covalently attached to activated Sepharose was prepared. IA-SPE and PF-MEKC were set up in hyphenated and off-line constructions, and the applicability of the two constructions in analysis of testosterone in male urine was investigated. The results obtained with the hyphenated construction proved to be only indicative of the presence of testosterone. The off-line IA-SPE and PF-MEKC construction, however, was successfully used in the determination of free testosterone in male urine samples after enzymatic hydrolysis of the glucuronide conjugates. Except for the hydrolysis reaction, no sample pretreatment was required. After hydrolysis, the overall analysis time per sample was only 14 min. The off-line IA-SPE and PF-MEKC method proved to be robust, sensitive (LOQ 35 mug/L), and specific, enabling separation of testosterone from four related steroids. Thus, it provides attractive features when compared to traditional methods for determination of testosterone in male urine.
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Zou L, Lin H, Jiang J. Determination of β-Estradiol Residues in Fish/Shellfish Muscle by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. CHINESE JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2040(07)60063-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Vijaya Saradhi UVR, Prabhakar S, Jagadeshwar Reddy T, Murty MRVS. Gas chromatographic–mass spectrometric determination of alkylphosphonic acids from aqueous samples by ion-pair solid-phase extraction on activated charcoal and methylation. J Chromatogr A 2007; 1157:391-8. [PMID: 17507025 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2007.04.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2006] [Revised: 04/26/2007] [Accepted: 04/26/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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In the present paper, we report an improved ion-pair solid-phase extraction (IP-SPE) method for the analysis of alkylphosphonic acids, namely, methyl, ethyl and propylphosphonic acids, present in the aqueous sample. The aqueous sample was mixed with an ion-pair reagent, phenyltrimethylammonium hydroxide (PTMAH) and passed through activated charcoal SPE cartridge. The retained chemicals in the cartridge were extracted with methanol and analysed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) under the electron impact ionization (EI) mode. The analytes were converted to their methyl esters by pyrolytic methylation in the hot GC injection port. The recoveries of alkylphosphonic acids were above 95% and the minimum detection limits were as low as 10 ng/mL. The recovery of the test chemicals was tested with solvents, dichloromethane, n-hexane, ethyl acetate, acetone, acetonitrile and methanol. The chemicals could be efficiently extracted by the hydrophilic solvents. The method did not work at the highly acidic pH (when acidified with dilute HCl) but worked well from pH 4.0 to 14.0. The present method was also tested with other tetra-(methyl, ethyl, propyl and n-butyl)ammonium hydroxides. The test chemicals were not converted to their methyl and ethyl esters with tetramethyl and tetraethylammonium hydroxides, whereas they were converted to their corresponding propyl and n-butyl esters with tetrapropyl and tetra(n-butyl)ammonium hydroxides. The method was also applied to two highly cross-linked polymeric sorbents DSC-6S and Oasis HLB. The recovery of the chemicals on these sorbents was observed to be poor. Methylation using phenyltrimethylammonium hydroxide is non-hazardous and advantageous over methylation using diazomethane. The method was applied to the analysis of aqueous samples given in one of the official proficiency tests conducted by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and all the spiked chemicals were identified as methyl esters.
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- U V R Vijaya Saradhi
- National Centre for Mass Spectrometry, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Tarnaka, Hyderabad, India.
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Fluxome analysis aims at the quantitative analysis of in vivo carbon fluxes in metabolic networks, i. e. intracellular activities of enzymes and pathways. It allows investigating the effects of genetic or environmental modifications and thus precisely provides a global perspective on the integrated genetic and metabolic regulation within the intact metabolic network. The experimental and computational approaches developed in this area have revealed fascinating insights into metabolic properties of various biological systems. Most of the comprehensive approaches for metabolic flux studies today involve isotopic tracer studies and GC-MS for measurement of the labeling pattern of metabolites. Initially developed and applied mainly in the field of biomedicine these GC-MS based metabolic flux approaches have been substantially extended and optimized during recent years and today display a key technology in metabolic physiology and biotechnology.
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- Christoph Wittmann
- Biochemical Engineering Institute, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany.
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Wang X, Lv H, Sun H, Liu L, Sun W, Cao H. Development of a rapid and validated method for investigating the metabolism of scoparone in rat using ultra-performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization quadruple time-of-flight mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2007; 21:3883-90. [PMID: 17979104 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.3296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Scoparone (6,7-dimethoxycoumarin) is known to have a wide range of pharmacological properties. In this study, a rapid and validated ultra-performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization quadruple time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC/ESI-QTof-MS) method was developed to investigate the metabolism of scoparone in rat for the first time. The new method reduced the sample handling and analytical time by three- to six-fold, and the detection limit by five- to 1000-fold, compared to published methods. Far more metabolites were detected and identified compared to published data, which were preliminarily identified as scopoletin, isoscopoletin, isofraxidin, and fraxidin, respectively, when subjected to tandem mass spectrometry analyses. It is found that the metabolic trajectory of scoparone in rat focused on phase I metabolism which is obviously different from published results, and revealed a wide range of pharmacological properties of scoparone partly attributed to the bioactivities of its metabolites.
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- Xijun Wang
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, 24 Heping Road, Harbin 150040, China.
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Morra V, Davit P, Capra P, Vincenti M, Di Stilo A, Botrè F. Fast gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric determination of diuretics and masking agents in human urine. J Chromatogr A 2006; 1135:219-29. [PMID: 17027009 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2006.09.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2006] [Revised: 09/07/2006] [Accepted: 09/15/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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An analytical procedure was developed for the fast screening of 16 diuretics (acetazolamide, althiazide, amiloride, bendroflumethiazide, bumetanide, canrenoic acid, chlorthalidone, chlorthiazide, clopamide, ethacrynic acid, furosemide, hydrochlorthiazide, hydroflumethiazide, indapamide, triamterene, trichlormethiazide) and a masking agent (probenecid) in human urine. The whole method involves three analytical steps, including (1) liquid/liquid extraction of the analytes from the matrix, (2) their reaction with methyl iodide at 70 degrees C for 2 h to form methyl derivatives, (3) analysis of the resulting mixture by fast gas chromatography/electron impact mass spectrometry (fast GC/EI-MS). The analytical method was validated by determining selectivity, linearity, accuracy, intra and inter assay precision, extraction efficiencies and signal to noise ratio (S/N) at the lowest calibration level (LCL) for all candidate analytes. The analytical performances of three extraction procedures and five combination of derivatization parameters were compared in order to probe the conditions for speeding up the sample preparation step. Limits of detection (LOD) were evaluated in both EI-MS and ECNI-MS (electron capture negative ionization mass spectrometry) modes, indicating better sensitivity for most of the analytes using the latter ionization technique. The use of short columns and high carrier gas velocity in fast GC/MS produced efficient separation of the analytes in less than 4 min, resulting in a drastic reduction of the analysis time, while a resolution comparable to that obtained from classic GC conditions is maintained. Fast quadrupole MS electronics allows high scan rates and effective data acquisition both in scan and selected ion monitoring modes.
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- V Morra
- Consorzio Piemontese per la Prevenzione e Repressione del Doping e di altri Usi Illeciti dei Farmaci, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043 Orbassano, Turin, Italy
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Paik MJ, Nguyen DT, Kim KR. GC and MS Properties of β-Blockers as tert-Butyldimethylsilyl Derivatives and as Ethoxycarbonyl/Trimethylsilyl Derivatives. Chromatographia 2006. [DOI: 10.1365/s10337-006-0095-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Gunnar T, Ariniemi K, Lillsunde P. Fast gas chromatography-negative-ion chemical ionization mass spectrometry with microscale volume sample preparation for the determination of benzodiazepines and alpha-hydroxy metabolites, zaleplon and zopiclone in whole blood. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2006; 41:741-54. [PMID: 16645997 DOI: 10.1002/jms.1030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Fast gas chromatography/negative-ion chemical ionization mass spectrometric (GC/NICI-MS) assay combined with rapid and nonlaborious sample preparation is presented for the simultaneous determination of benzodiazepines and alpha-hydroxy metabolites, zaleplon and zopiclone in whole blood. The compounds were extracted from 100 microl of whole blood by simultaneous multitube, microscale liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) and derivatized by N-methyl-N-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (MTBSTFA), without the need for the time-consuming concentration stage. In the analytical separation, various parameters of fast GC/NICI-MS were applied, e.g. the use of hydrogen as a GC carrier gas, a high carrier gas velocity, a small film thickness of the analytical column, fast MS data acquisition, fast temperature ramping, and high initial and final temperatures of GC column. Sensitive identification, screening and quantitation of 18 compounds of interest were achieved in chromatographic separation in only 4.40 min. Accurate and reproducible results were obtained by using five different and carefully selected deuterated analogues on the basis of the chemical properties of the target analytes. Nevertheless, for alpha-OH-midazolam, and for bromazepam and flunitrazepam at low concentrations, the results can be considered only semiquantitative on the basis of the validation data. The extraction efficiencies ranged from 74.3 to 105.7% and the limits of quantitation (LOQ) from 1 to 100 ng ml(-1). Rapid sample preparation and fast chromatographic separation allowed cost-efficient, reliable and high sample-throughput analyses with a low amount of manual work. The method was fully validated and accredited according to EN ISO/IEC 17025 standards and is applicable for sensitive, reliable and quantitative determination of benzodiazepines, zaleplon and zopiclone, e.g. in clinical and forensic toxicology.
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- Teemu Gunnar
- National Public Health Institute, Drug Research Unit, Mannerheimintie 166, 00300 Helsinki, Finland.
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Saraji M, Bakhshi M. Determination of phenols in water samples by single-drop microextraction followed by in-syringe derivatization and gas chromatography–mass spectrometric detection. J Chromatogr A 2005; 1098:30-6. [PMID: 16314158 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2005.08.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2005] [Revised: 08/20/2005] [Accepted: 08/22/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Trace analysis of phenolic compounds in water was performed by coupling single-drop microextraction (SDME) with in-syringe derivatization of the analytes and GC-MS analysis. The analytes were extracted from a 3ml sample solution using 2.5microl of hexyl acetate. After extraction, derivatization was carried out in syringe barrel using 0.5microl of N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)acetamide. The influence of derivatizing reagent volume, derivatization time and temperature on the yield of the in-syringe silylation was investigated. Derivatization reaction is completed in 5min at 50 degrees C. Experimental SDME parameters, such as selection of organic solvent, sample pH, addition of salt, extraction time and temperature of extraction were studied. Analytical parameters, such as enrichment factor, precision, linearity and detection limits were also determined. The limits of detection were in the range of 4-61ng/l (S/N=3). The relative standard deviations obtained were between 4.8 and 12% (n=5).
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- Mohammad Saraji
- Department of Chemistry, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156, Iran.
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Quintela O, Cruz A, Castro AD, Concheiro M, López-Rivadulla M. Liquid chromatography–electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry for the determination of nine selected benzodiazepines in human plasma and oral fluid. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2005; 825:63-71. [PMID: 16154524 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2004.12.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2004] [Revised: 11/24/2004] [Accepted: 12/22/2004] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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A new simple and rapid liquid chromatographic-mass spectrometric technique was designed for the determination of nine benzodiazepines in plasma and oral fluid. Benzodiazepines were extracted from alkalinised spiked and clinical plasma and oral fluid samples using a single step, liquid-liquid extraction procedure with diethyl ether. The chromatographic separation was performed with a Xterra RP18, 5 microm (150 x 2.1 mm i.d.) reversed-phase column using deuterated analogues of the analytes as internal standard. The recovery ranged from 70.3 to 86.9% for plasma and 63.9 to 77.2% for oral fluid. The limits of detection ranged from 0.5 to 1 ng/ml in plasma and 0.1 to 0.2 ng/ml for oral fluid. The method was validated for all the compounds, including linearity and the main precision parameters. The procedure, showed to be sensitive and specific, was applied to real plasma and oral fluid samples. The method is especially useful to analyse saliva samples from drivers undergoing roadside drug controls.
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- O Quintela
- Forensic Toxicology Service, Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Santiago de Compostela, C/San Francisco s/n, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Johnson KA, Plumb R. Investigating the human metabolism of acetaminophen using UPLC and exact mass oa-TOF MS. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2005; 39:805-10. [PMID: 16054322 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2005.04.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2004] [Revised: 04/28/2005] [Accepted: 04/29/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The ability to rapidly detect and characterize drug metabolites in biological fluids often relies on a combination of a high quality chromatographic separation and sensitive high resolution mass spectrometry. Here, the performance of two high throughput LC/MS approaches, namely monolith columns and sub-2 microm particle Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC) columns is compared for the detection and identification of the human metabolites of acetaminophen in urine. The UPLC system produced approximately three times the sensitivity and detected more metabolites than the monolithic column approach. The sharp peaks produced by UPLC seem to be particularly advantageous when coupled to electrospray mass spectrometry, apparently reducing ion suppression leading to superior sensitivity and hence lower limits of detection.
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- Kelly A Johnson
- Waters Corporation, 34 Maple Street, M/S GC, Milford, MA 01757, USA
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Peters FT, Samyn N, Lamers CTJ, Riedel WJ, Kraemer T, de Boeck G, Maurer HH. Drug testing in blood: validated negative-ion chemical ionization gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric assay for enantioselective measurement of the designer drugs MDEA, MDMA, and MDA and its application to samples from a controlled study with MDMA. Clin Chem 2005; 51:1811-22. [PMID: 16099938 DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2005.052746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND The enantiomers of the designer drugs 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), and 3,4-methylenedioxyethylamphetamine (MDEA) differ in their pharmacologic and toxicologic potency. The aim of this study was to develop an assay for measuring these enantiomers in small plasma volumes and to analyze samples from a controlled study with MDMA. METHODS The analytes were extracted from < or = 0.2 mL of plasma by mixed-mode solid-phase extraction. After derivatization with S-(-)-heptafluorobutyrylprolyl chloride, the resulting diastereomers were separated by gas chromatography (HP-5MS) within 17 min and detected by mass spectrometry in the negative-ion chemical ionization mode. The method was fully validated and applied to samples from a controlled study in which a single dose of racemic MDMA (75 mg) was administered. RESULTS The derivatized enantiomers were well separated and detected with good sensitivity. The assay was linear (per enantiomer) at 1-50 microg/L for MDA and 5-250 microg/L for MDMA and MDEA. Analytical recovery, accuracy, repeatability, and intermediate precision data were within required limits. Extraction yields were 82.1%-95.3%. In the study samples, concentrations of R-(-)-MDMA significantly exceeded those of S-(+)-MDMA. Their ratios (R vs S) were always >1.0 and increased over time. Concentrations of S-(+)-MDA exceeded those of R-(-)-MDA, their ratios (R vs S) also increasing over time but remaining <1.0. CONCLUSIONS This assay enables sensitive, reliable, and fast enantioselective measurement of MDA, MDMA, and MDEA in small volumes of plasma. The controlled study data confirm previous findings of MDMA and MDA enantiomer ratios (R vs S) increasing over time after ingestion of racemic MDMA.
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- Frank T Peters
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Toxicology, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Saarland, Homburg, Germany
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Gunnar T, Ariniemi K, Lillsunde P. Validated toxicological determination of 30 drugs of abuse as optimized derivatives in oral fluid by long column fast gas chromatography/electron impact mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2005; 40:739-753. [PMID: 15806585 DOI: 10.1002/jms.846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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An analytical procedure was developed for the simultaneous sensitive identification, screening and quantitation of 30 drugs of abuse using 250 microl of human oral fluid. The method employs sequential mixed-mode solid-phase extraction (SPE), optimized derivative formation and long-column fast gas chromatography/electron impact mass spectrometry (GC/EI-MS). After sequential SPE elution, the most sensitive and stable derivatives were formed by taking careful account of the characteristics of the active functional groups and possible steric hindrances affecting derivatization chemistry. Amphetamine-type stimulant drugs were acylated with heptafluorobutyric anhydride, benzodiazepines and Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol were silylated with N-methyl-N-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide and benzoylecgonine, codeine, ethylmorphine, 6-monoacetylmorphine, morphine, pholcodine, buprenorphine and norbuprenorphine with N-methyl-N-(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide. In addition, the following analytes were included: methadone, cocaine, alprazolam, midazolam, fentanyl and zolpidem. In GC separation, fast temperature ramping and high carrier gas flow-rate combined with long 30 m columns of i.d. 0.32 mm offered a reduction in analysis time and sharp peak shapes while still maintaining sufficient resolution and high sample capacity. Validated parameters including selectivity, linearity, accuracy, intra- and inter-day precision, extraction efficiency and limit of quantitation were all within required limits. In contrast to previously published methods, this single procedure is suitable for the simultaneous toxicological determination of the most common illicit drugs and benzodiazepines, and also zolpidem, in a small amount of oral fluid.
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- Teemu Gunnar
- National Public Health Institute, Drug Research Unit, Mannerheimintie 166, 00300 Helsinki, Finland.
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Huq S, Dixon A, Kelly K, Kallury KMR. Novel solid-phase extraction protocol for 11-nor-9-carboxy-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol from urine samples employing a polymeric mixed-mode cation-exchange resin, Strata-X-C, suitable for gas chromatography–mass spectrometry or liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry analysis. J Chromatogr A 2005; 1073:355-61. [PMID: 15909541 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2004.10.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A novel solid-phase extraction (SPE) method was developed for extraction and cleanup of 11-nor-9-carboxy-delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC-COOH), the major metabolite of the active principle of marijuana, delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol, from urine samples. The protocol utilizes a polymeric mixed-mode cationic sorbent, Strata-X-C, which exhibits strong retention for the metabolite facilitating a more rigorous organic wash to eliminate matrix components/endogenous materials. Acetonitrile containing acetic acid was used as the elution solvent and is compatible with both LC-MS and GC-MS modes of analysis. The hydrophobic retention of Strata-X-C was demonstrated to be higher than a neutral polymeric sorbent, Strata-X, of the same backbone but devoid of the cation-exchange moiety (sulfonic acid), by LC studies employing homologous paraben probes. Simultaneously, the polar (non-ionic) interaction capability of Strata-X-C is also greater than that of Strata-X, as assessed through regioisomeric nitrophenol probes. These two features enable the metabolite to be retained strongly on Strata-X-C. Good linearity and precision was obtained for THC-COOH by GC-MS analysis of its trimethylsilyl derivative in the range 1-50 ng. A simplified room temperature instantaneous derivatization procedure was developed that is suitable for high-throughput screening of THC-COOH.
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- Shahana Huq
- Phenomenex Inc., 411 Madrid Avenue, Torrance, CA 90501, USA
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Seo J, Kim HY, Chung BC, Hong J. Simultaneous determination of anabolic steroids and synthetic hormones in meat by freezing-lipid filtration, solid-phase extraction and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2005; 1067:303-9. [PMID: 15844536 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2004.12.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Estradiol, testosterone, progesterone, zeranol and diethylstilbestrol including estradiol metabolites were determined simultaneously in meat. Extraction of growth hormones was carried out by ultasonication using a methanol-water mixture. The growth hormones in the meat extract can be effectively separated from lipids by freezing-lipid filtration, followed by C8-solid phase extraction (SPE). During freezing-lipid filtration, about 90% of lipids are removed without any significant loss of growth hormones. For further clean-up, silica- and aminopropyl-SPE were used. To enhance detection sensitivity, the growth hormones are derivatized with trimethylsilyl reagents. Quantitation using isotope-labelled internal standards was performed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in the selected ion monitoring mode. The method detection limits were 0.1-0.4 microg/kg for all growth hormones. Overall recoveries of synthetic and natural growth hormones were 68-106% with coefficients of variation of 5-16% for the complete procedure.
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- Jungju Seo
- Hazardous Substance Research Team, Korea Basic Science Institute, 126-16 Anam-Dong, Sungbuk-Ku, 136-701 Seoul, South Korea
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Meunier-Solère V, Maume D, André F, Le Bizec B. Pitfalls in trimethylsilylation of anabolic steroids. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2005; 816:281-8. [PMID: 15664360 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2004.11.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2004] [Accepted: 11/22/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Mixtures such as N-methyl-N-trimethylsilyl-trifluoroacetamide (MSTFA), ammonium iodide and dithioerythreitol (DTE) or MSTFA, trimethyliodosilane and DTE were used for derivatisation of anabolic steroids extracted from 2 g kidney fat and present at ng kg(-1) level. They are leading to unexpected products. Their identity and mechanism of formation have been discussed. A new silylation mixture was developed to overcome these pitfalls: N,O-bis-trimethylsilyl-acetamide was used in combination of 2.5% of MSTFA/I(2) (1000:10 (v/w)). A single product consisting in ether-TMS and/or enol-TMS derivative was observed for all tested steroids with a stability demonstrated for at least 48 h. Quantitative application was proved even at the low ng kg(-1) level in a complex biological matrices, i.e. kidney fat.
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- Véronique Meunier-Solère
- Laboratoire d'Etude des Résidus et Contaminants dans les Aliments (LABERCA) Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Nantes, BP 50707, 44307 Nantes Cedex 3, France.
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Frison G, Tedeschi L, Favretto D, Reheman A, Ferrara SD. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry determination of amphetamine-related drugs and ephedrines in plasma, urine and hair samples after derivatization with 2,2,2-trichloroethyl chloroformate. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2005; 19:919-927. [PMID: 15747332 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.1873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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A new analytical approach, based on derivatization with 2,2,2-trichloroethyl chloroformate and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS), was investigated for qualitative and quantitative analyses of a large range of amphetamine-related drugs and ephedrines in plasma, urine and hair samples. Sample preparation involved alkaline extraction of analytes from biological samples using Extrelut columns, after addition of the internal standard 3,4-methylenedioxypropylamphetamine (MDPA), and subsequent derivatization to produce 2,2,2-trichloroethylcarbamates. GC/MS analyses, in splitless mode using a slightly polar 30-m capillary column, were performed with quadrupole or ion trap instruments. MS acquisition modes were electron ionization (EI) in full-scan or selected ion monitoring (SIM) modes (quadrupole), and full-scan MS or MS/MS modes with chemical ionization (CI) conditions (ion trap). EI spectra of 2,2,2-trichloroethylcarbamates showed variably abundant molecular ions as well as abundant diagnostic fragment ions, both characterized by ion clusters reflecting the isotope distribution of three chlorine atoms in the derivatized molecules. CI spectra showed abundant protonated molecules. Quantitative studies using EI SIM conditions gave recoveries in the range 74-89%, linear response over ranges of 10-2000 ng/mL (plasma and urine) and 0.20-20 ng/mg (hair), with corresponding limits of detection in the ranges 2-5 ng/mL and 0.1-0.2 ng/mg. Potential applications (following full method validation) include clinical and forensic toxicology, as well as doping control.
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- Giampietro Frison
- Forensic Toxicology and Antidoping, University Hospital of Padova, Via Falloppio 50, I-35121 Padova, Italy
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Kataoka H. Gas Chromatography of Amines as Various Derivatives. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY LIBRARY 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/s0301-4770(05)80016-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Pujos E, Flament-Waton MM, Paisse O, Grenier-Loustalot MF. Comparison of the analysis of corticosteroids using different techniques. Anal Bioanal Chem 2004; 381:244-54. [PMID: 15700162 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-004-2890-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2004] [Revised: 09/20/2004] [Accepted: 10/06/2004] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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In this work we have optimized the analysis of 18 human corticosteroids, some endogenous (tetrahydrocortisol, tetrahydrocortisone, cortisol, and cortisone) and others synthetic (betamethasone, budesonide, cortisone acetate, desonide, dexamethasone, dexamethasone acetate, flunisolide, fluocinolone acetonide, halcinonide, methylprednisolone, prednisolone, prednisone, triamcinolone, and triamcinolone acetonide). Three analytical techniques were developed: ELISA, gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS), and liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Several sample-preparation methods were optimized for each technique and enabled compounds of interest to be extracted from small urine samples (several mL). The results enabled us to assess the possibilities and the sensitivity of each technique for application to doping tests.
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- E Pujos
- Service Central d'Analyses, USR 059, CNRS, BP 22, Vernaison 69390, France
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Kankaanpää A, Gunnar T, Ariniemi K, Lillsunde P, Mykkänen S, Seppälä T. Single-step procedure for gas chromatography–mass spectrometry screening and quantitative determination of amphetamine-type stimulants and related drugs in blood, serum, oral fluid and urine samples. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2004; 810:57-68. [PMID: 15358308 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2004.07.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2004] [Accepted: 07/15/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We describe a rapid GC/MS assay for amphetamine-type stimulant drugs (ATSs) and structurally related common medicaments in blood, serum, oral fluid and urine samples. The drugs were extracted from their matrices and derivatized with heptafluorobutyric anhydride (HFBA) in a single step, using the following procedure: 100 microl (oral fluid) or 200 microl (blood, serum, urine) of the sample were mixed with 50 microl of alkaline buffer and 500 microl of extraction-derivatization reagent (toluene + HFBA + internal standard), centrifuged, and injected into a GC/MS apparatus. As revealed by the validation data this procedure, with its limit of quantitation being set at 20 ng/ml for oral fluid, 25 ng/ml for blood or 200 ng/ml for urine, is suitable for screening, identification and quantitative determination of the ATSs and related drugs in all the matrices examined. Thus, time-consuming and expensive multiple analyses are not needed, unless specifically required.
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- Aino Kankaanpää
- Drug Research Unit and Laboratory of Substance Abuse, Department of Mental Health and Alcohol Research, National Public Health Institute, Mannerheimintie 166, FIN-00300 Helsinki, Finland.
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Pirnay S, Bouchonnet S, Hervé F, Libong D, Milan N, D'Athis P, Baud F, Ricordel I. Development and validation of a gas chromatography–mass spectrometry method for the simultaneous determination of buprenorphine, flunitrazepam and their metabolites in rat plasma: application to the pharmacokinetic study. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2004; 807:335-42. [PMID: 15203048 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2004.04.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2004] [Revised: 04/27/2004] [Accepted: 04/27/2004] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Buprenorphine (BUP), a synthetic opioid analgesic, is frequently abused alone, and in association with benzodiazepines. Fatalities involving buprenorphine alone seem very unusual while its association with benzodiazepines, such as flunitrazepam (FNZ), has been reported to result in severe respiratory depression and death. The quantitative relationship between these drugs remain, however, uncertain. Our objective was to develop an analytical method that could be used as a means to study and explore, in animals, the toxicity and pharmacological interaction mechanisms between buprenorphine, flunitrazepam and their active metabolites. A procedure based on gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) is described for the simultaneous analysis of buprenorphine, norbuprenorphine (NBUP), flunitrazepam, N-desmethylflunitrazepam (N-DMFNZ) and 7-aminoflunitrazepam (7-AFNZ) in rat plasma. The method was set up and adapted for the analysis of small plasma samples taken from rats. Plasma samples were extracted by liquid-liquid extraction using Toxi-tubes A. Extracted compounds were derivatized with N,O-bis-(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (BSTFA), using trimethylchlorosilane (TMCS) as a catalyst. They were then separated by GC on a crosslinked 5% phenyl-methylpolysiloxane analytical column and determined by a quadrupole mass spectrometer detector operated under selected ion monitoring mode. Excellent linearity was found between 0.125 and 25 ng/microl plasma for BUP, 0.125 and 12.5 ng/microl for NBUP and N-DMFNZ, 0.125 and 5 ng/microl for FNZ, and between 0.025 and 50 ng/microl for 7-AFNZ. The limit of quantification was 0.025 ng/microl plasma for 7-AFNZ and 0.125 ng/microl for the four other compounds. A good reproducibility (intra-assay CV=0.32-11.69%; inter-assay CV=0.63-9.55%) and accuracy (intra-assay error=2.58-12.73%; inter-assay error=0.83-11.07%) were attained. Recoveries were 71, 67 and 81%, for BUP, FNZ and N-DMFNZ, respectively, and 51% for NBUP and 7-AFNZ, with CV ranging from 5.4 to 13.9%, and were concentration-independent. The GC-MS method was successfully applied to the pharmacokinetic study of BUP, NBUP, FNZ, DMFNZ and 7-AFNZ in rats, after administration of BUP and FNZ.
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- Stephane Pirnay
- Laboratoire de Toxicologie de la Préfecture de Police, Paris, France.
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Song SM, Marriott P, Kotsos A, Drummer OH, Wynne P. Comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC × GC-TOFMS) for drug screening and confirmation. Forensic Sci Int 2004; 143:87-101. [PMID: 15240028 DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.02.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2003] [Accepted: 02/23/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GC x GC) is applied to analysis of drug standard mixtures containing 78 drugs of interest in forensic samples. For this study, underivatised drugs were employed. While several of the drugs were not detected at the low concentrations employed in the samples, most could be satisfactorily assigned their first and second dimension retentions in the GC x GC retention plane. For this study, time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TOFMS) detection was used. The enhanced separation possible in GC x GC is demonstrated, and typical linearity and apparatus precision are shown for tramadol, diazepam, olanzapine and desipramine using selected qualifier ions. Mass spectral library search quality for the detection of drugs in a selection of authentic forensic cases, along with retention position in the 2D retention plane, is used to support positive identification of the presence of the drugs. The analysis of 'difficult' drugs paracetamol and phenytoin is shown to produce anomalous chromatographic peak shape in the 2D plane, whereas most drugs gave acceptable peak shapes. The GC x GC technique was applied to screening drugs in forensic samples, with either flame ionisation (FID) or TOFMS detection, and compared favourably with conventional single column GC-MS analysis when tested for diazepam in an authentic forensic study.
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- Shin Miin Song
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science, Rmit University, Building 3, Bowen St., 124 Latrobe St., GPO Box 2476 V, Melbourne, Vic. 3001
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Halket JM, Zaikin VV. Derivatization in mass spectrometry-3. Alkylation (arylation). EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY (CHICHESTER, ENGLAND) 2004; 10:1-19. [PMID: 15100474 DOI: 10.1255/ejms.619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The review is devoted to alkylation (arylation) as a widely employed derivatization procedure for the protection of OH (carboxylic acids, phosphoric acids, sulfonic acids, alcohols, polyols, phenols, enols), SH (thiols) and NH (amines, amides) groups in order to increase volatility, to improve the chromatographic properties and, if possible, mass spectral properties of derivatives. Chemical aspects of derivatization and various alkylation (arylation) reagents and reaction procedures are described. Specific mass spectral (electron ionization, chemical ionization) features of derivatives helpful in identification, structure elucidation, profiling and quantitative determination of the above-mentioned polar compounds by coupled gas chromatography or high-performance liquid chromatography are discussed. Some common analytical applications of the procedures in organic chemistry, clinical chemistry, environmental chemistry etc. are briefly summarized.
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- John M Halket
- Drug Control Centre, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins Building, Stamford Street, London SE1 9NN, UK.
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Tsunoi S, Shioji H, Tanaka M. Derivatization of Tributyltin with Sodium Tetrakis(4-fluorophenyl)-borate for Sensitivity Improvement of Tandem Mass Spectrometry. ANAL SCI 2004; 20:101-5. [PMID: 14753265 DOI: 10.2116/analsci.20.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Derivatization of tributyltin for tandem mass spectrometry is described. Tributyltin (TBT) and triphenyltin (TPT) were derivatized with sodium tetrakis(4-fluorophenyl)borate. After optimization of their MS/MS conditions, derivatization conditions were examined. Under the optimum conditions using in-situ derivatization, the calibration curves for the TBT and TPT were linear in the ranges of 0.4 - 200 and 1.2 - 200 pg of Sn, respectively. The detection limits for TBT and TPT were 0.07 and 0.43 pg of Sn, respectively. In the case of TBT, the detection limit with 4-fluorophenylation was improved about five times compared with that with pentylation (0.35 pg). This improvement is ascribed to the bond-dissociation energy of Sn-aryl being stronger than that of Sn-alkyl. Namely, the selective fragmentation of 4-fluorophenyl TBT resulted in high sensitivity. The relative recoveries of TBT and TPT from seawater were 99 and 109%, respectively. The method was successfully applied to the seawater samples.
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- Shinji Tsunoi
- Research Centerfor Environmental Preservation, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
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Amendola L, Garribba F, Botrè F. Determination of endogenous and synthetic glucocorticoids in human urine by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry following microwave-assisted derivatization. Anal Chim Acta 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0003-2670(03)00703-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Peters FT, Schaefer S, Staack RF, Kraemer T, Maurer HH. Screening for and validated quantification of amphetamines and of amphetamine- and piperazine-derived designer drugs in human blood plasma by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2003; 38:659-676. [PMID: 12827635 DOI: 10.1002/jms.483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The classical stimulants amphetamine, methamphetamine, ethylamphetamine and the amphetamine-derived designer drugs MDA, MDMA ('ecstasy'), MDEA, BDB and MBDB have been widely abused for a relatively long time. In recent years, a number of newer designer drugs have entered the illicit drug market. 4-Methylthioamphetamine (MTA), p-methoxyamphetamine (PMA) and p-methoxymethamphetamine (PMMA) are also derived from amphetamine. Other designer drugs are derived from piperazine, such as benzylpiperazine (BZP), methylenedioxybenzylpiperazine (MDBP), trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine (TFMPP), m-chlorophenylpiperazine (mCPP) and p-methoxyphenylpiperazine (MeOPP). A number of severe or even fatal intoxications involving these newer substances, especially PMA, have been reported. This paper describes a method for screening for and simultaneous quantification of the above-mentioned compounds and the metabolites p-hydroxyamphetamine and p-hydroxymethamphetamine (pholedrine) in human blood plasma. The analytes were analyzed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry in the selected-ion monitoring mode after mixed-mode solid-phase extraction (HCX) and derivatization with heptafluorobutyric anhydride. The method was fully validated according to international guidelines. It was linear from 5 to 1000 micro g l(-1) for all analytes. Data for accuracy and precision were within required limits with the exception of those for MDBP. The limit of quantification was 5 micro g l(-1) for all analytes. The applicability of the assay was proven by analysis of authentic plasma samples and of a certified reference sample. This procedure should also be suitable for confirmation of immunoassay results positive for amphetamines and/or designer drugs of the ecstasy type.
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- Frank T Peters
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Toxicology, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Saarland, D-66421 Homburg (Saar), Germany
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Huenerbein A, Sipoli Marques MA, Pereira ADS, de Aquino Neto FR. Improvement in steroid screening for doping control with special emphasis on stanozolol. J Chromatogr A 2003; 985:375-86. [PMID: 12580506 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(02)01801-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The Medical Commission of the International Olympic Committee forbids the use of anabolic androgenic steroids and beta2-agonists to improve athletic performance. In this work we have selected examples of anabolic androgenic compounds and their metabolites to evaluate the GC-MS analysis of some trimethylsilyl derivatives. The aim is to set the best GC conditions to improve the detection within the whole range of analyte elution temperatures. The initial column temperature was changed to 105 or 140 degrees C followed by 40 degrees C min(-1) to 200 degrees C and then 15 degrees C min(-1) to 300 degrees C. Using 140 degrees C as the initial oven temperature it was possible to obtain narrower initial analyte distributions for the compounds that elutes at the beginning of the chromatogram as clenbuterol, mabuterol, epimethylenediol and norandrosterone, without loss of derivatized metabolites signal. Later. eluting analytes, such as the stanozolol metabolites, furazabol and oxandrolone were not affected. Temperatures below 140 degrees C. resulted in partial derivatization for some analytes mainly stanozolol related structures. Therefore evaluation of derivatization conditions as occurring in three steps, the vial, vaporization chamber and capillary column, was thoroughly assessed. The new program temperature improves the signal-to-noise ratio for some compounds and shows adequate resolution for endogenous compounds. Some of the difficult key separations necessary for doping control enforcement were also obtained with the proposed method.
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- Andréas Huenerbein
- LABDOP-LADETEC, Instituto de Química, Ilha do Fundão, Centro de Tecnologia, Bloco A. sala 512, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21949-900, RJ, Brazil.
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Zaikin VG, Halket JM. Review: Derivatization in mass spectrometry--2. Acylation. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY (CHICHESTER, ENGLAND) 2003; 9:421-434. [PMID: 14624012 DOI: 10.1255/ejms.576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The present review is devoted to acylation as a widely employed derivatization procedure for protection of OH (alcohols, polyols, phenols, enols), SH (thiols) and NH (amines, amides) groups in order to increase volatility, improve chromatographic properties and, if possible, improve mass spectral properties of derivatives. Chemical aspects of derivatization and various acylating agents are characterized. Mass spectral [electron ionization (EI), chemical ionization (CI) and negative-ion (NI) CI] properties of derivatives that are helpful in identification, structure elucidation and quantitative determination of the analyzed compounds are discussed. Some recent analytical applications of the procedure in synthetic organic chemistry, clinical chemistry, environmental chemistry etc. are summarized.
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- Vladimir G Zaikin
- Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
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Halket JM, Zaikin VG. Derivatization in mass spectrometry--1. Silylation. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY (CHICHESTER, ENGLAND) 2003; 9:1-21. [PMID: 12748398 DOI: 10.1255/ejms.527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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This is the first of a series of reviews on the application of derivatization in mass spectrometry. A description is given of advances in silylation as a powerful tool used for increasing the volatility, thermal and thermo-catalytic stability, and chromatographic mobility of polar and unstable organic compounds. In addition to chemical aspects of silylation, mass spectral properties of silyl derivatives useful for structure determination and quantitation of various organic and biologically-active compounds, mainly by GC/MS, are described. Practically all tested and widely used silylating agents are described. The role of comprehensive libraries containing reference mass spectra for various silyl derivatives and search systems in structure determination is emphasized. Applications of silylation for particular analyses are summarised.
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- John M Halket
- Drug Control Centre, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins Building, Stamford Street, UK.
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Damasceno L, Ventura R, Cardoso J, Segura J. Diagnostic evidence for the presence of beta-agonists using two consecutive derivatization procedures and gas chromatography-mass spectrometric analysis. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2002; 780:61-71. [PMID: 12383481 DOI: 10.1016/s1570-0232(02)00414-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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A GC-MS procedure for the detection of different beta-agonists in urine samples based on two consecutive derivatization steps is described. The derivatization procedure is based on the consecutive formation of cyclic methylboronate derivatives followed by a second derivatization step with MSTFA on the same extract, forming TMS derivatives. Injections in the GC-MS system may be carried out after each one of the derivatization steps, obtaining enough information for unambiguous identification. Limits of detection for the two derivatization steps ranged from 0.5 to 5 ng/ml. This procedure was tested with the beta-agonists bambuterol, clenbuterol, fenoterol, formoterol, salbutamol, salmeterol, alpha-hydroxy-salmeterol and terbutaline.
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- Lúcia Damasceno
- Unitat de Farmacologia, Institut Municipal d'Investigació Mèdica, Barcelona, Spain
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Marcos J, Pascual JA, de la Torre X, Segura J. Fast screening of anabolic steroids and other banned doping substances in human urine by gas chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2002; 37:1059-1073. [PMID: 12375280 DOI: 10.1002/jms.365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A fast and sensitive method for the comprehensive screening of anabolic agents and other banned doping substances using gas chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (GC/MS/MS) with an external ionization ion trap mass spectrometer is presented. The method takes advantage of the resolving power of MS/MS to eliminate background interferences, thus speeding up the chromatographic analysis. For each compound, different fragmentation reactions were studied and their collision energies optimized to obtain the best sensitivity in terms of their signal-to-noise ratio (S/N). A dramatic reduction in overall analysis time was achieved compared with other common approaches. More than 50 substances could finally be monitored in less than 7.4 min with detection limits (S/N >3) lower than 0.5 ng ml(-1) for most of the compounds with special sensitivity requirements according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC). A validation procedure for qualitative analysis was performed. The selectivity of the method showed that no interfering peaks were observed at the retention time of the analytes. Good intermediate precision, below 25% for most of the compounds, and robustness were observed. The optimized method was successfully applied to analyse more than 100 real human urine samples with optimum sensitivity and specificity rates.
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- J Marcos
- Pharmacology Research Unit, Institut Municipal d'Investigació Mèdica, IMIM, Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Dr. Aiguader 80, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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Peters FT, Kraemer T, Maurer HH. Drug Testing in Blood: Validated Negative-Ion Chemical Ionization Gas Chromatographic–Mass Spectrometric Assay for Determination of Amphetamine and Methamphetamine Enantiomers and Its Application to Toxicology Cases. Clin Chem 2002. [DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/48.9.1472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Background: Enantioselective analysis of amphetamine (AM) or methamphetamine (MA) in urine is already a well-established tool for differentiation of illicit from therapeutic ingestion of AM or MA derivatives. However, because of the increasing importance of plasma or serum in analytical toxicology, a method for enantioselective analysis of AM and MA in these matrices is needed.
Methods: AM and/or MA were extracted from 0.2 mL of blood plasma or serum by mixed-mode solid-phase extraction. After derivatization with S-(−)-heptafluorobutyrylprolyl chloride, the resulting diastereomers were separated by gas chromatography on a HP-5MS column during a 15-min program and detected by mass spectrometry in the negative-ion chemical ionization mode (NICI-GC-MS). The method was fully validated and applied to >50 samples from authentic toxicology cases.
Results: The derivatized AM and MA enantiomers were well separated and sensitively detected. The method was linear from 5 to 250 μg/L per enantiomer with analytical recoveries, accuracy, and within- and between-run precision well within required limits. Extraction yields were 88.9–98.6%. Implications of concentrations and enantiomeric composition of AM and MA in the authentic samples were considered.
Conclusions: This sensitive, reliable, rapid NICI-GC-MS assay is suitable for enantioselective determination of AM and MA in blood plasma or serum samples.
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- Frank T Peters
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Toxicology, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Saarland, D-66421 Homburg (Saar), Germany
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Toxicology, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Saarland, D-66421 Homburg (Saar), Germany
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Toxicology, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Saarland, D-66421 Homburg (Saar), Germany
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Baptista MJ, Monsanto PV, Pinho Marques EG, Bermejo A, Avila S, Castanheira AM, Margalho C, Barroso M, Vieira DN. Hair analysis for delta(9)-THC, delta(9)-THC-COOH, CBN and CBD, by GC/MS-EI. Comparison with GC/MS-NCI for delta(9)-THC-COOH. Forensic Sci Int 2002; 128:66-78. [PMID: 12208025 DOI: 10.1016/s0379-0738(02)00154-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A sensitive analytical method was developed for quantitative analysis of delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta(9)-THC), 11-nor-delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol-carboxylic acid (delta(9)-THC-COOH), cannabinol (CBN) and cannabidiol (CBD) in human hair. The identification of delta(9)-THC-COOH in hair would document Cannabis use more effectively than the detection of parent drug (delta(9)-THC) which might have come from environmental exposure. Ketamine was added to hair samples as internal standard for CBN and CBD. Ketoprofen was added to hair samples as internal standard for the other compounds. Samples were hydrolyzed with beta-glucuronidase/arylsulfatase for 2h at 40 degrees C. After cooling, samples were extracted with a liquid-liquid extraction procedure (with chloroform/isopropyl alcohol, after alkalinization, and n-hexane/ethyl acetate, after acidification), which was developed in our laboratory. The extracts were analysed before and after derivatization with pentafluoropropionic anhydride (PFPA) and pentafluoropropanol (PFPOH) using a Hewlett Packard gas chromatographer/mass spectrometer detector, in electron impact mode (GC/MS-EI). Derivatized delta(9)-THC-COOH was also analysed using a Hewlett Packard gas chromatographer/mass spectrometer detector, in negative ion chemical ionization mode (GC/MS-NCI) using methane as the reagent gas. Responses were linear ranging from 0.10 to 5.00 ng/mg hair for delta(9)-THC and CBN, 0.10-10.00 ng/mg hair for CBD, 0.01-5.00 ng/mg for delta(9)-THC-COOH (r(2)>0.99). The intra-assay precisions ranged from <0.01 to 12.40%. Extraction recoveries ranged from 80.9 to 104.0% for delta(9)-THC, 85.9-100.0% for delta(9)-THC-COOH, 76.7-95.8% for CBN and 71.0-94.0% for CBD. The analytical method was applied to 87 human hair samples, obtained from individuals who testified in court of having committed drug related crimes. Quantification of delta(9)-THC-COOH using GC/MS-NCI was found to be more convenient than GC/MS-EI. The latter may give rise to false negatives due to the detection limit.
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- Maria João Baptista
- Laboratory of Forensic Toxicology, National Institute of Legal Medicine, Largo da Sé Nova, 3000-213 Coimbra, Portugal
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Yonamine M, Silva OA. Confirmation of cocaine exposure by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry of urine extracts after methylation of benzoylecgonine. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2002; 773:83-7. [PMID: 12015273 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4347(01)00516-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Volatility and thermal stability are necessary physical-chemical properties for analysing a substance by gas chromatography. A derivatization step is required before gas chromatography of benzoylecgonine (the main metabolite of cocaine). In the literature, reactions such as silylation, perfluoroalkylation or alkylation are the most frequently used to derivatize benzoylecgonine. However, they allow the formation of products sensitive to moisture or require a purification step. So, a procedure to derivatize benzoylecgonine with diazomethane before gas chromatographic analysis was evaluated. A study was performed to evaluate the efficiency of conversion of benzoylecgonine in cocaine, the necessary time for reaction and the stability of ethereal solution of diazomethane. The reaction was shown to be very fast in mild conditions and there was no need for a further purification step. When benzoylecgonine was extracted from urine by solid-phase extraction and derivatized with diazomethane, concentrations as low as 25 ng/ml could be detected using GC-MS in the full scan mode.
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- Maurício Yonamine
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toxicology, University of São Paulo, USP Av. Professor Lineu Prestes, 580 CEP 05508-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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This review is based on a selection of research papers published mainly in the last decade and it describes various analytical aspects of separation and detection of neuroactive steroids in biological matrices.
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Fandiño AS, Karas M, Toennes SW, Kauert G. Identification of anhydroecgonine methyl ester N-oxide, a new metabolite of anhydroecgonine methyl ester, using electrospray mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2002; 37:525-532. [PMID: 12112758 DOI: 10.1002/jms.310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Cocaine is transformed into hepatotoxic metabolites through oxidative pathways. For anhydroecgonine methyl ester (AEME), the main constituent in crack smoke, the oxidative metabolism has not been studied. Therefore, incubation of AEME with rat liver microsomes was performed and a metabolite of AEME, anhydroecgonine methyl ester N-oxide (AEMENO), was identified. The chemical structure of this new metabolite was confirmed by synthesis and by comparative interpretation of electrospray multiple-stage mass spectra, which were obtained in the positive ion mode. This metabolite was also detected in whole blood, serum and urine samples from crack users. The application of liquid chromatography/electrospray mass spectrometry or nanoelectrospray mass spectrometry was necessary because AEMENO is susceptible to thermal degradation during gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric analysis. This study demonstrated that AEMENO is produced by rat hepatic microsomal metabolism in vitro and is present in body fluids from crack users.
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- Anabel S Fandiño
- Institute of Forensic Toxicology, J. W. Goethe University, Kennedyallee 104, 60596 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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Pirnay S, Ricordel I, Libong D, Bouchonnet S. Sensitive method for the detection of 22 benzodiazepines by gas chromatography-ion trap tandem mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2002; 954:235-45. [PMID: 12058908 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(02)00190-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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A gas chromatography-ion trap tandem mass spectrometry method for simultaneous detection of 22 benzodiazepines is presented. Four operating modes were first optimized: the electron impact ionization and chemical ionization modes were compared on both underivatized and trimethylsilylated drugs. Results were compared in terms of sensitivity in MS-MS experiments. The trimethylsilylation of benzodiazepines including a protic functional group allows decreasing their detection threshold by a factor of 10-100. In terms of sensitivity, the comparison between both ionization modes shows that the most efficient one depends on the benzodiazepine considered. The use of an ion trap analyzer allows switching from an ionization mode to another one during the chromatographic process. It also provides a great selectivity owing to the MS-MS and multiple reaction monitoring acquisition modes. The detection thresholds are in the range 10-500 pg/microl for all the studied benzodiazepines but the three "triazolo" ones: estazolam, alprazolam and triazolam, have a detection threshold of 1 ng/microl. The applicability of the method on whole blood and urine extracts was demonstrated on an example implying five benzodiazepines among the most frequently encountered in forensic toxicology: nordazepam, oxazepam, bromazepam, flunitrazepam and prazepam.
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- Stephane Pirnay
- Laboratoire de Toxicologie de la Préfecture de Police, Paris, France
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Ventura R, Casasampere M, Bergés R, Fernández-Morán J, Segura J. Quantification of perphenazine in eurasian otter (Lutra lutra lutra) urine samples by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2002; 769:79-87. [PMID: 11936697 DOI: 10.1016/s1570-0232(01)00635-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Perphenazine enanthate has been used in wild animals as a tranquilizer during the period of adaptation to new environments to reduce stress, mortalities and injuries. A gas chromatographic procedure for the quantitative measurement of perphenazine in otter urine has been developed and validated. The method involved an enzymatic hydrolysis with beta-glucuronidase-arylsulfatase from Helix pomatia, followed by a solid-phase extraction with Bond Elut Certify cartridges. The resulting organic phase was evaporated, and the dry extract was derivatised with MSTFA to form the O-TMS derivative. The derivatised extracts were analysed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry using SIM acquisition mode, measuring three diagnostic ions (m/z 246, 372 and 475). Another phenothiazine derivative, fluphenazine, was used as the internal standard (I.S.). Extraction recoveries for perphenazine and I.S. were 87.6 +/- 8.2% (n=4) and 106.7 +/- 13.4% (n=4), respectively. The calibration curves were linear in the range from 4 to 100 ng/ml (r2=0.99). The limits of detection and quantification were estimated as 1.2 and 3.5 ng/ml, respectively. Precision and accuracy obtained in intra-assay studies were in the ranges of 1.3-8.7 and 1.7-19.5%, respectively, using control samples containing 6, 16 and 60 ng/ml of perphenazine. In inter-assay experiments, precision ranged from 4.3 to 14.9% and accuracy from 3.1 to 11.8%. Examples of the application of the perphenazine quantification method in otter urines after administration of perphenazine enanthate are presented.
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- R Ventura
- Unitat de Recerca en Farmacologia, Institut Municipal d Investigació Medica, Barcelona, Spain.
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Skender L, Karacić V, Brcić I, Bagarić A. Quantitative determination of amphetamines, cocaine, and opiates in human hair by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Forensic Sci Int 2002; 125:120-6. [PMID: 11909652 DOI: 10.1016/s0379-0738(01)00630-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Hair of young subjects (N = 36) suspected for drug abuse was analysed for morphine, codeine, heroin, 6-acetylmorphine, cocaine, methadone, amphetamine, methamphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), and 3,4-methylenedioxyethylamphetamine (MDEA). The analysis of morphine, codeine, heroin, 6-acetylmorphine, cocaine, and methadone in hair included incubation in methanol, solid-phase extraction, derivatisation by the mixture of propionic acid anhydride and pyridine, and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). For amphetamine, methamphetamine, MDA, MDMA, and MDEA analysis, hair samples were incubated in 1M sodium hydroxide, extracted with ethyl acetate, derivatised with heptafluorobutyric acid anhydride (HFBA), and assayed by GC/MS. The methods were reproducible (R.S.D. = 5.0-16.1%), accurate (85.1-100.6%), and sensitive (LoD = 0.05-0.30ng/mg). The applied methods confirmed consumption of heroin in 18 subjects based on positive 6-acetylmorphine. Among these 18 heroin consumers, methadone was found in four, MDMA in two, and cocaine in two subjects. Cocaine only was present in two, methadone only in two, methamphetamine only in two, and MDMA only in seven of the 36 subjects. In two out of nine coloured and bleached hair samples, no drug was found. Despite the small number of subjects, this study has been able to indicate the trend in drug abuse among young people in Croatia.
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- L Skender
- Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Clinical Toxicological Chemistry Unit, Ksaverska c.2, P.O. Box 291, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.
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Matz LM, Hill HH. Evaluating the separation of amphetamines by electrospray ionization ion mobility spectrometry/MS and charge competition within the ESI process. Anal Chem 2002; 74:420-7. [PMID: 11811417 DOI: 10.1021/ac010858m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The rapid increase in amphetamine abuse for recreational purposes has created a need for fast analysis and detection methodologies. For the first time, we show the separation of six amphetamines by ESI-IMS/MS. A complete analysis can be performed in 70 s, which is faster than traditional chromatographic techniques. In addition, ESI-IMS/MS was found to provide low detection limits for the six compounds (15.4 ppb for ethylamphetamine). Charge competition between amphetamines was found to occur at high amphetamine concentrations. The degree of preferential ionization was dependent on the functional group placed on the amine. Both one-analyte and two-analyte calibration curves were evaluated on the basis of the ion evaporation model. Evaporation rates were determined for the six amphetamines, and the rates were correlated with the degree of selective ionization. Evaluation of three typical ESI solvent compositions showed that the addition of a modifier (acetic acid and formic acid) enhanced the degree of preferential ionization for some amphetamines and increased the effect of charge competition. The solvent studies show the complexity of ESI and provide possible strategies for altering the amount of charge competition between analytes. Overall, ESI-IMS/MS appears to be a promising technique because of its sensitivity and rapid separation times for the amphetamines in aqueous samples; however, further research employing biological samples is required before it can be recommended as a mainstream technique.
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- Laura M Matz
- Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman 99164-4630, USA
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Application of citric acid/acetic anhydride reagent (CAR), a colour reagent selective for tertiary amines in solution, improves detection of abused tertiary amino drugs on the TLC plate. The plate is pretreated by a brief immersion in phosphoric acid/acetone solution to suppress colouration. After suppressing, the plate is sprayed with CAR and heated at 100 degrees C, causing tertiary amines to turn red purple within 3 minutes. The sensitivity of this new CAR method is 2.5 to 15-times greater than that of conventional detection with Dragendorff reagent for some of the tertiary amines dimethylamphetamine, methylephedrine, levomepromazine, chlorpromazine, caffeine, theophylline, theobromine and nicotine. This present method provides rapid TLC detection of abused tertiary amino drugs such as phenethylamine, phenothiazine, xanthine derivative, nicotine and narcotics.
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- N Kato
- Scientific Criminal Investigation Laboratory, Kanagawa Prefectural Police Headquarters, 155-1 Yamashita-cho, Naka-Ku, Yokohama 231-0023, Japan
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Fluri K, Rivier L, Dienes-Nagy A, You C, Maître A, Schweizer C, Saugy M, Mangin P. Method for confirmation of synthetic corticosteroids in doping urine samples by liquid chromatography-electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2001; 926:87-95. [PMID: 11554422 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(01)01065-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In this study, we report on the development of a method to confirm simultaneously nine of the most commonly abused synthetic corticosteroids in urine based on liquid chromatography-electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry. A considerable simplified sample preparation procedure, including liquid-liquid phase extraction with Extrelut-NT3 columns, provided both excellent sample purification and high overall recoveries. Complete HPLC separations were obtained on a reversed-phase column with 1 mM ammonium acetate-acetonitrile (60:40, v/v) as mobile phase. Mass spectral acquisition was done in the negative ion, and selected ion monitoring modes to identify the drugs with at least three characteristic ions. Detection limits were determined at < or =1 ng/ml and the confirmation limits at 1 to 5 ng/ml.
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- K Fluri
- Institut Universitaire de Médecine Légale, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Eckler JR, Greizerstein H, Rabin RA, Winter JC. A sensitive method for determining levels of [-]-2,5,-dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine in the brain tissue. J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods 2001; 46:37-43. [PMID: 12164258 DOI: 10.1016/s1056-8719(02)00159-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Indolamine and phenethylamine hallucinogens are drugs of abuse and, as well, mimic some aspects of idiopathic psychosis. To assist in investigating the mechanisms of action of (-)2,5-dimethoxy4-methylamphetamine ([-]-DOM), a member of the phenethylamine class of serotonergic hallucinogens, a sensitive and precise method for determining its levels in the brain tissue is required. METHODS We now describe a method for determining nanogram quantities of [-]-DOM in the rat brain tissue using D-amphetamine as an intemal standard. The method employs solvent extraction with toluene and derivatization with trifluoroacetic acid anhydride (TFAA) followed by analysis using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GS-MS) in the selective ion monitoring (SIM) mode. RESULTS With SIM detection, our overall recoveries were greater than 90%. The method was reliable in terms of within-day and between-day precision, accuracy, and linearity. The procedure was applied to animal subjects to determine the in vivo [-]-DOM brain levels following intraperitoneal (ip) administration. Our findings indicate that peak levels of [-]-DOM do not coincide with the 75-min pretreatment time established by drug-induced stimulus control. DISCUSSION This study demonstrates a sensitive and precise analytical method for the determination of [-]-DOM levels in the rat brain following systemic administration of behaviorally relevant doses.
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- J R Eckler
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, 14214-3000, USA.
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Thieme D, Grosse J, Lang R, Mueller RK, Wahl A. Screening, confirmation and quantification of diuretics in urine for doping control analysis by high-performance liquid chromatography-atmospheric pressure ionisation tandem mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY. B, BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AND APPLICATIONS 2001; 757:49-57. [PMID: 11419748 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4347(01)00058-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A sensitive, selective, robust and fast method to identify 32 diuretics and masking agents in urine is described. The analytical procedure is reduced to a single XAD extraction step for sample preparation, followed by reversed-phase liquid chromatography in combination with atmospheric pressure ionisation/tandem mass spectrometry. This technique is, after minor modifications, suitable for screening analyses and confirmation of identity as well as quantitation of diuretics. Considerations relating to the stability and metabolism of the compounds are given if relevant for routine screening analyses.
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- D Thieme
- Institute of Doping Analysis and Sports Biochemistry, Kreischa (near Dresden), Germany.
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Damasceno L, Ventura R, Ortuño J, Segura J. Derivatization procedures for the detection of beta(2)-agonists by gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric analysis. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2000; 35:1285-1294. [PMID: 11114086 DOI: 10.1002/1096-9888(200011)35:11<1285::aid-jms61>3.0.co;2-l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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An evaluation of derivatization procedures for the detection of beta(2)-agonists is presented. The study was performed with the beta(2)-agonists bambuterol, clenbuterol, fenoterol, formoterol, salbutamol, salmeterol and terbutaline. Different derivatizating agents were employed, aiming to obtain derivatives with high selectivity to be used in the gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric analysis of beta(2)-agonists in biological samples. Trimethylsilylation was compared with different agents and the role of some catalysts was evaluated. Acylation, combined trimethylsilylation and acylation, and the formation of cyclic methylboronates were also studied. Sterical hindrance caused by different substituents at the nitrogen atom of the beta-ethanolamine lateral chain of beta(2)-agonist molecules is mainly responsible for differences in the abundances of the derivatives obtained. The use of catalysts produces an increase in the derivatization yield, especially for compounds with low steric hindrance (substituents with primary and secondary carbon atoms). The formation of trimethylsilyl (TMS) ethers is not influenced by structural molecular differences when only hydroxy groups are involved in derivatization. Combined trimethylsilylation and acylation showed that compounds with a secondary carbon atom linked to the nitrogen atom form mainly N-TFA-O-TMS derivatives, with a small amount of N-TMS-O-TMS derivatives. Compounds with tert-butyl substituents at the amino group (bambuterol, salbutamol and terbutaline) formed O-TMS derivatives as the main products, although a limited amount of trifluoroacylation at the nitrogen atom also occurred. Cyclic methylboronates were formed with bambuterol, clenbuterol, formoterol, salbutamol and salmeterol. Owing to hydroxy substituents in unsuitable positions for ring formation, this procedure was not effective for fenoterol and terbutaline. Mass spectra of different derivatives and tentative fragmentation profiles are also shown. For screening purpose (e.g. sports drug testing), derivatization with MSTFA or BSTFA alone is recommended as a comprehensive derivatization technique for beta(2)-agonists owing to minimal by-product formation; formation of cyclic methylboronates can be useful for confirmation purposes. Detection limits were obtained for the TMS and cyclic methylboronate derivatives using the derivatizing reagents MSTFA and trimethylboroxine, respectively. For most of the compounds, lower detection limits were found for the TMS derivatives.
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- L Damasceno
- Unitat de Farmacologia, Institut Municipal d'Investigaci o M edica, E-08003 Barcelona, Spain
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Petibois C, Déléris G, Cazorla G. Perspectives in the utilisation of Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy of serum in sports medicine: health monitoring of athletes and prevention of doping. Sports Med 2000; 29:387-96. [PMID: 10870865 DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200029060-00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Doping prevention is mainly directed to providing information on the dangers of doping to young athletes and to every profession concerned with athletic performance. Unfortunately, repression is also necessary in the fight against doping. Measurement of performance-enhancing drugs is complex, partly because of the large number of prohibited substances. A number of sophisticated analytical techniques are increasingly being used to provide the maximum detection time window. However, the effectiveness of methods to separate exogenous from endogenous biological molecules and the cost of antidoping analyses makes controls invalid or impossible. Moreover, most athletes, because of the metabolic and psychological stresses caused, legitimately refuse blood testing. It is becoming crucial to introduce new methods in the form of longitudinal health monitoring, since this is probably the most effective tool to prevent the use of doping agents when athletes become overtrained and/or overstressed. This paper describes new methods using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy to analyse serum from 50 microl samples of capillary blood. This technique has been shown to allow determination of the concentration of a wide range of biological molecules in a single microsample with clinically useful accuracy, and to provide a 'discriminatory biomolecular profile' to differentiate individuals on the basis of their physiological status. A specific application of this methodology is to perform longitudinal health monitoring in athletes, allowing prevention of overtraining. It is proposed to apply such methods in longitudinal studies for health monitoring and prevention of doping.
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- C Petibois
- INSERM Unit 443, Bio-Organic Chemistry Group, University Victor Segalen/Bordeaux 2, France
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