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Nie M, Zhang T, Wang X, Zhao X, Luo C, Wang L, Zou X. High-performance liquid chromatography coupled to Orbitrap mass spectrometry for screening of common new psychoactive substances and other drugs in biological samples. J Forensic Sci 2024. [PMID: 39187963 DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.15607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2024] [Revised: 07/26/2024] [Accepted: 08/08/2024] [Indexed: 08/28/2024]
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The complexity of the drug market and the constant updating of drugs have been challenging issues for drug regulatory authorities. With the emergence of new psychoactive substances (NPS) and the nonmedical use of prescription drugs, forensic and toxicology laboratories have had to adopt new drug screening methods and advanced instrumentation. Using high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with Orbitrap mass spectrometry, we developed a screening method for common NPS and other drugs. Two milliliters of mixed solvent of n-hexane and ethyl acetate (1:1, v:v) were added to 500 μL of blood or urine sample for liquid-liquid extraction, and methanol extraction was used for hair samples. The developed method was applied to 3897 samples (including 332 blood samples, 885 urine samples, and 2680 hair samples) taken from drug addicts in a province of China during 2019-2021. For urine and blood samples, the limits of detection (LODs) ranged from 1.68 pg/mL to 10.7 ng/mL. For hair samples, the LODs ranged from 3.30 × 10-5 to 4.21 × 10-3 ng/mg. The matrix effects of urine, blood, and hair samples were in the range of 47.6%-121%, 39.8%-139%, and 6.35%-118%, respectively. And the intra-day precision was 3.5%-6.0% and the inter-day precision was 4.18%-9.90%. Analysis of the actual samples showed an overall positive detection rate of 58.9%, with 5.32% of the samples indicating the use of multiple drugs.
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- Manqing Nie
- Department of Public Health Laboratory Science, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Public Health Laboratory Science, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Public Health Laboratory Science, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Chengdu Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Chengdu Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Chengdu Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Public Health Laboratory Science, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
- Sichuan Ding Cheng Forensic Service, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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Wang S, Wu J, Wang Q, Zhang Y, Yuan H, Wang J, Wu Y, Xu Y, Ji N, Quan B, Wang H, Shen Q. Evaluation of a miniature mass spectrometer based point-of-care-test method for direct analysis of amlodipine and benazepril in whole blood. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2024; 245:116194. [PMID: 38704878 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2024.116194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2024] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
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A miniature mass spectrometer (mMS) based point-of-care testing (POCT) method was evaluated for on-site detecting the hypertension drugs, amlodipine and benazepril. The instrument parameters, including voltage, ISO1, ISO2, and CID, were optimized, under which the target compounds could be well detected in MS2. When these two drugs were injected simultaneously, the mutual ionization inhibition and mutual reduction between amlodipine and benazepril were evaluated. This phenomenon was severe on the precursor ions but had a small impact on the product ions, thus making this POCT method suitable for analysis using product ions. Finally, the method was validated and applied. The blood samples from patients were tested one hour after oral administration of the drugs (20 mg), and the benazepril was quantitatively analyzed using a standard curve, with detected concentrations ranging from 190.6 to 210 μg L-1 and a relative standard deviation (RSD) of 8.6 %. In summary, amlodipine has low sensitivity and can only be detected at higher concentrations, while benazepril has high sensitivity, good linearity, and even meets semi-quantitative requirements. The research results of this study are of great clinical significance for monitoring blood drug concentrations during hypertension medication, predicting drug efficacy, and customizing individualized medication plans.
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- Shiqi Wang
- Key Laboratory of Precision Medicine for Atherosclerotic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo 315000, China
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- Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Clinical Research, Institute of Seafood, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Hangzhou Linping Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Linping, Zhejiang 311106, China
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- Institute of Forensic Science, Ministry of Public Security, Beijing 100038, China
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- First People's Hospital of Linping District, Hangzhou, China
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- Hangzhou Linping Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Linping, Zhejiang 311106, China
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- Hangzhou Linping Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Linping, Zhejiang 311106, China
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- Central Hospital of Haining, Haining 314408, China
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- Hangzhou Linping Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Linping, Zhejiang 311106, China
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- Hangzhou Linping Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Linping, Zhejiang 311106, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Monitoring and Control of Zhejiang Province, National Anti-Drug Laboratory Zhejiang Regional Center, Hangzhou, China.
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- Panvascular Diseases Research Center, The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou 324000, China; Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Clinical Research, Institute of Seafood, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China.
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Ji Z, Liao L, Ge Y, Liu M, Fang X, Sun H, Zheng S, Deng X. Screening anabolic androgenic steroids in human urine: an application of the state-of-the-art gas chromatography-Orbitrap high-resolution mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 2024; 416:3223-3237. [PMID: 38573345 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-024-05272-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2024] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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Over the past few decades, anabolic androgenic steroids (AASs) have been abused in and out of competition for their performance-enhancing and muscle-building properties. Traditionally, AASs were commonly detected using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in the initial testing procedure for doping control purposes. Gas chromatography-Orbitrap high-resolution mass spectrometry (GC-Orbitrap-HRMS) is a new technology that has many advantages in comparison with GC-MS (e.g., a maximum resolving power of 240,000 (FWHM at m/z 200), excellent sub-ppm mass accuracy, and retrospective data analysis after data acquisition). Anti-doping practitioners are encouraged to take full advantage of the updated techniques of chromatography-mass spectrometry to develop sensitive, specific, and rapid screening methods for AASs. A new method for screening a wide range of AASs in human urine using GC-Orbitrap-HRMS was developed and validated. The method can qualitatively determine 70 anabolic androgenic steroids according to the minimum required performance limit of the World Anti-Doping Agency. Moreover, the validated method was successfully applied to detect six metabolites in urine after the oral administration of metandienone, and their excretion curves in vivo were studied. Metandienone M6 (17β-hydroxymethyl-17α-methyl-18-nor-androst-1,4,13-trien-3-one) has been identified as a long-term urinary metabolite which can be detected up to 7 weeks, thus providing a longer detection window compared with previous studies. This study provides a rationale for GC-Orbitrap-HRMS in drug metabolism and non-targeted screening.
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- Ziyi Ji
- School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, 399 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200438, People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Anti-doping Laboratory, 900 Xinjiangwancheng Road, Shanghai, 200438, People's Republic of China
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- School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, 399 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200438, People's Republic of China.
- Shanghai Anti-doping Laboratory, 900 Xinjiangwancheng Road, Shanghai, 200438, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, 399 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200438, People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Anti-doping Laboratory, 900 Xinjiangwancheng Road, Shanghai, 200438, People's Republic of China
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- School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, 399 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200438, People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Anti-doping Laboratory, 900 Xinjiangwancheng Road, Shanghai, 200438, People's Republic of China
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- School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, 399 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200438, People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Anti-doping Laboratory, 900 Xinjiangwancheng Road, Shanghai, 200438, People's Republic of China
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- School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, 399 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200438, People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Anti-doping Laboratory, 900 Xinjiangwancheng Road, Shanghai, 200438, People's Republic of China
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- School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, 399 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200438, People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Anti-doping Laboratory, 900 Xinjiangwancheng Road, Shanghai, 200438, People's Republic of China
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- School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, 399 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200438, People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Anti-doping Laboratory, 900 Xinjiangwancheng Road, Shanghai, 200438, People's Republic of China
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Zhao Y, Gan Y, Chen J, Zheng H, Chang Y, Lin C. Recent reports on the sensing strategy and the On-site detection of illegal drugs. RSC Adv 2024; 14:6917-6929. [PMID: 38410368 PMCID: PMC10895702 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra06931a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/28/2024] Open
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In this review, works on the on-site detection of illegal drugs in recent years are summarised and discussed, most of which were published within the past five years. The detection methods are categorised as colourimetric, fluorescence, Raman spectrometry, ion mobility spectrometry, electrochemistry, and mass spectrometry. Also, strategies that are possibly suitable for on-site detection and the actual instrumentation to be used in the field are listed.
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- Yang Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Drug Monitoring and Control, Drug Intelligence and Forensic Center, Ministry of Public Security P.R.C. No. 18 Dongbeiwang West Road, Haidian District 100193 Beijing China
- Institute of Forensic Science of the Ministry of Public Security No. 17 Muxidi Nanli, West City District 100038 Beijing China
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- Institute for Biomimetics and Soft Matter, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Soft Functional Materials Research, College of Physical Science and Technology, Xiamen University 9 Zengcuoan West Road 361005 Xiamen China
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surface Xiamen China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Monitoring and Control, Drug Intelligence and Forensic Center, Ministry of Public Security P.R.C. No. 18 Dongbeiwang West Road, Haidian District 100193 Beijing China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Monitoring and Control, Drug Intelligence and Forensic Center, Ministry of Public Security P.R.C. No. 18 Dongbeiwang West Road, Haidian District 100193 Beijing China
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- Institute of Forensic Science of the Ministry of Public Security No. 17 Muxidi Nanli, West City District 100038 Beijing China
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- Institute for Biomimetics and Soft Matter, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Soft Functional Materials Research, College of Physical Science and Technology, Xiamen University 9 Zengcuoan West Road 361005 Xiamen China
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surface Xiamen China
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Lin J, Yun K, Sun Q, Xiang P, Wu L, Yang S, Dun J, Fu S, Chen H. How to sample a seizure plant: the role of the visualization spatial distribution analysis of Lophophora williamsii as an example. Forensic Sci Res 2023; 8:140-151. [PMID: 37621449 PMCID: PMC10445667 DOI: 10.1093/fsr/owad014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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Natural compounds in plants are often unevenly distributed, and determining the best sampling locations to obtain the most representative results is technically challenging. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI) can provide the basis for formulating sampling guideline. For a succulent plant sample, ensuring the authenticity and in situ nature of the spatial distribution analysis results during MSI analysis also needs to be thoroughly considered. In this study, we developed a well-established and reliable MALDI-MSI method based on preservation methods, slice conditions, auxiliary matrices, and MALDI parameters to detect and visualize the spatial distribution of mescaline in situ in Lophophora williamsii. The MALDI-MSI results were validated using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Low-temperature storage at -80°C and drying of "bookmarks" were the appropriate storage methods for succulent plant samples and their flower samples, and cutting into 40 μm thick sections at -20°C using gelatin as the embedding medium is the appropriate sectioning method. The use of DCTB (trans-2-[3-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-2-methyl-2-propenylidene]malononitrile) as an auxiliary matrix and a laser intensity of 45 are favourable MALDI parameter conditions for mescaline analysis. The region of interest semi-quantitative analysis revealed that mescaline is concentrated in the epidermal tissues of L. williamsii as well as in the meristematic tissues of the crown. The study findings not only help to provide a basis for determining the best sampling locations for mescaline in L. williamsii, but they also provide a reference for the optimization of storage and preparation conditions for raw plant organs before MALDI detection. Key Points An accurate in situ MSI method for fresh water-rich succulent plants was obtained based on multi-parameter comparative experiments.Spatial imaging analysis of mescaline in Lophophora williamsii was performed using the above method.Based on the above results and previous results, a sampling proposal for forensic medicine practice is tentatively proposed.
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- Jiaman Lin
- School of Forensic Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine in Shanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Forensic Toxicology of Ministry of Public Security, Jinzhong, China
- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai, China
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- School of Forensic Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine in Shanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Forensic Toxicology of Ministry of Public Security, Jinzhong, China
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- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai, China
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- School of Forensic Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine in Shanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Forensic Toxicology of Ministry of Public Security, Jinzhong, China
- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai, China
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- School of Forensic Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine in Shanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Forensic Toxicology of Ministry of Public Security, Jinzhong, China
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- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai, China
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Becam J, Pelissier-Alicot AL, Doudka N, Richez M, Solas C, Fabresse N. Validation of a non-targeted method devoted to identification and quantitation of toxicologically relevant compounds in plasma with HRMS. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2023; 1224:123739. [PMID: 37172558 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2023.123739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The objective of this study was to develop and validate a simple method using liquid chromatography hyphenated to high resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) allowing both the performance of a non-targeted screening and the simultaneous quantification of 29 compounds of interest in clinical and forensic toxicology. Extraction was done with QuEChERS salts and acetonitrile, after addition of internal standard to 200 μL of human plasma samples. The mass spectrometer was an Orbitrap, with a heated electrospray ionization (HESI) probe. The analyses were carried out in full scan experiment with a nominal resolving power of 60,000 FWHM within the 125-650 m/z mass range, followed by four cycles of data dependent analysis (DDA) with a mass resolution of 16,000 FWHM. The untargeted screening was evaluated using 132 compounds, mean limit of identification (LOI) was 8.8 ng/mL (min = 0.05 ng/mL, max = 500 ng/mL) and mean limit of detection (LOD) was 0.25 ng/mL (min = 0.05 ng/mL, max = 5 ng/mL). The method was linear in the 5 to 500 ng/mL range (0.5 to 50 ng/mL for cannabinoids, 6-acetylmorphine and buprenorphine) with correlation coefficients > 0.99, intra- and inter-day accuracy and precision were < 15% for all compounds. The method was successfully applied to 31 routine samples.
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- Jenny Becam
- Laboratory of Pharmacokinetics and Toxicology, La Timone University Hospital, 264, rue Saint Pierre, 13385 Marseille Cedex 5, France
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- Laboratory of Pharmacokinetics and Toxicology, La Timone University Hospital, 264, rue Saint Pierre, 13385 Marseille Cedex 5, France
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- Laboratory of Pharmacokinetics and Toxicology, La Timone University Hospital, 264, rue Saint Pierre, 13385 Marseille Cedex 5, France
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- Laboratory of Pharmacokinetics and Toxicology, La Timone University Hospital, 264, rue Saint Pierre, 13385 Marseille Cedex 5, France
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- Laboratory of Pharmacokinetics and Toxicology, La Timone University Hospital, 264, rue Saint Pierre, 13385 Marseille Cedex 5, France; Aix Marseille University, INSERM, IRD, SESSTIM, Economic and Social Sciences of Health and Medical Information Processing, 27 Bd Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille, France.
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Wang X, Xiang P, Zhang S, Wang J, Zhang J, Wu H, Wang X. Retrospective analysis of forensic toxicology data from 2021 to identify patterns of various forensic cases. Forensic Sci Int 2023; 347:111683. [PMID: 37068373 DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2023.111683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2022] [Revised: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/07/2023] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
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PURPOSE Knowing and analyzing the characteristics and trends of forensic toxicology cases in a certain area is particularly important for a local government to establish an effective prevention and control system. The purpose of this work was to summarize data from forensic toxicology cases received by the Academy of Forensic Sciences (AFS) in 2021. METHODS As requested by the police or according to the details of cases, samples were systematically screened or analyzed by various methods. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry were used to identify medicinal drugs, drugs of abuse, pesticides, poison gases, etc. RESULTS: AFS received a total of 17,758 cases in 2021, of which 314 cases underwent autopsy. The main cause of death was sudden death, and the manner of death was mainly accident. Among 13,744 drug abuse cases, the number of positive cases was 1721, with a positive rate of 12.5%, and synthetic cannabinoids were the most frequently detected substances. In 3640 traffic cases, 85.3% of drivers were suspected of drunk driving. In 103 poisoning cases, hydrogen sulfide poisoning and pesticide suicide account for a large proportion. In drug-facilitated crimes, zolpidem was the most frequently tested component. In 55 case of dog poisonings, the main poisons were cyanides and succinylcholine, and the main poisoning tools were poisonous baits and poisonous syringe darts. CONCLUSIONS This study profiles the toxicological characteristics of forensic toxicological cases conducted at the AFS in 2021 and provides a scientific basis for poisoning cases and drug abuse prevention.
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- Xinying Wang
- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Science Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai, China; School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Science Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Science Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Forensic Pathology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Science Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Forensic Pathology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Science Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Science Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Science Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai, China.
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Zaid A, Hassan NH, Marriott PJ, Wong YF. Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography as a Bioanalytical Platform for Drug Discovery and Analysis. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:1121. [PMID: 37111606 PMCID: PMC10140985 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15041121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 03/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Over the last decades, comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GC×GC) has emerged as a significant separation tool for high-resolution analysis of disease-associated metabolites and pharmaceutically relevant molecules. This review highlights recent advances of GC×GC with different detection modalities for drug discovery and analysis, which ideally improve the screening and identification of disease biomarkers, as well as monitoring of therapeutic responses to treatment in complex biological matrixes. Selected recent GC×GC applications that focus on such biomarkers and metabolite profiling of the effects of drug administration are covered. In particular, the technical overview of recent GC×GC implementation with hyphenation to the key mass spectrometry (MS) technologies that provide the benefit of enhanced separation dimension analysis with MS domain differentiation is discussed. We conclude by highlighting the challenges in GC×GC for drug discovery and development with perspectives on future trends.
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- Atiqah Zaid
- Centre for Research on Multidimensional Separation Science, School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia
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- Centre for Research on Multidimensional Separation Science, School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia
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- Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science, School of Chemistry, Monash University, Wellington Road, Clayton, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Centre for Research on Multidimensional Separation Science, School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia
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Establishment and application of a screening method for 354 organic toxicants in blood and urine with high-performance liquid chromatography-high-resolution orbitrap mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 2023; 415:493-507. [PMID: 36422665 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-022-04432-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A rapid and sensitive high-performance liquid chromatography-high-resolution orbitrap mass spectrometry method was developed for the simultaneous screening of 354 organic poisons and metabolites in blood and urine, including drugs, medications, pesticides, rodenticides, veterinary drugs, alkaloids, and mycotoxins with a multi-toxicant chromatography-mass spectrometry information library. The method and library showed good prospects in clinical poisoning screening and forensic toxicological identification. Blood and urine samples were extracted successively with ethyl acetate in acidic and alkaline conditions; then, the extract was blown to nearly dry by nitrogen gas and redissolved with methanol-aqueous solution (v:v, 50:50), and the dissolved solution was analyzed by LC-MS/MS after filtering. Precursor ions' m/z was set for identification, retention time, fragment ions, and isotopic pattern which were used for confirmation. No interference peaks were found in the blank samples, showing good specificity. The LODs of toxicants in urine and blood were 1.00×10-3-50.0 ng/mL and 2.07×10-3-50.0 ng/mL, respectively, while the LOQs were 3.30×10-3-1.67×102 ng/mL and 6.91×10-3-1.67×102 ng/mL. The intra-day precision and inter-day precision of urine samples were 2.31-9.13% and 4.75-12.3%, respectively, which were 1.92-10.8% and 2.01-12.1% in blood samples. The established method was applied to analyze 9 cases of clinical poisoning patients, and bromadiolone, carbofuran, and amanitins were detected, respectively. A total of 382 biospecimens from drug abusers were analyzed with the proposed method, which indicated that some drugs were detected in 62 cases, mainly including methamphetamine, heroin, and MDMA. The results were consistent with the information from traditional liquid chromatography-triple quadrupole mass spectrometry.
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Arciniega C, Garrard KP, Guymon JP, Manni JG, Apffel A, Fjeldsted JC, Muddiman DC. Quasi-continuous infrared matrix-assisted laser desorption electrospray ionization source coupled to a quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometer for direct analysis from well plates. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2023; 58:e4902. [PMID: 36694312 PMCID: PMC9944147 DOI: 10.1002/jms.4902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2022] [Revised: 12/03/2022] [Accepted: 01/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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High-throughput screening (HTS) is a technique mostly used by pharmaceutical companies to rapidly screen multiple libraries of compounds to find drug hits with biological or pharmaceutical activity. Mass spectrometry (MS) has become a popular option for HTS given that it can simultaneously resolve hundreds to thousands of compounds without additional chemical derivatization. For this application, it is convenient to do direct analysis from well plates. Herein, we present the development of an infrared matrix-assisted laser desorption electrospray ionization (IR-MALDESI) source coupled directly to an Agilent 6545 for direct analysis from well plates. The source is coupled to a quadrupole time-of-flight (Q-TOF) mass spectrometer to take advantage of the high acquisition rates without sacrificing resolving power as required with Orbitrap or Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance (FTICR) instruments. The laser used for this source operates at 100 Hz, firing 1 pulse-per-burst, and delivers around 0.7 mJ per pulse. Continuously firing this laser for an extended duration makes it a quasi-continuous ionization source. Additionally, a metal capillary was constructed to extend the inlet of the mass spectrometer, increase desolvation of electrospray charged droplets, improve ion transmission, and increase sensitivity. Its efficiency was compared with the conventional dielectric glass capillary by measured signal and demonstrated that the metal capillary increased ionization efficiency due to its more uniformly distributed temperature gradient. Finally, we present the functionality of the source by analyzing tune mix directly from well plates. This source is a proof of concept for HTS applications using IR-MALDESI coupled to a different MS platform.
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- Cristina Arciniega
- FTMS Laboratory for Human Health Research, Department of ChemistryNorth Carolina State UniversityRaleighNC27695USA
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- FTMS Laboratory for Human Health Research, Department of ChemistryNorth Carolina State UniversityRaleighNC27695USA
- Precision Engineering ConsortiumNorth Carolina State UniversityRaleighNC27695USA
- Molecular Education, Technology and Research Innovation Center (METRIC)North Carolina State UniversityRaleighNC27695USA
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- Precision Engineering ConsortiumNorth Carolina State UniversityRaleighNC27695USA
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- FTMS Laboratory for Human Health Research, Department of ChemistryNorth Carolina State UniversityRaleighNC27695USA
- Molecular Education, Technology and Research Innovation Center (METRIC)North Carolina State UniversityRaleighNC27695USA
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Cheng JYK, Hui JWS, Chan WS, So MH, Hong YH, Leung WT, Ku KW, Yeung HS, Lo KM, Fung KM, Ip CY, Dao KL, Cheung BKK. Interpol review of toxicology 2019-2022. Forensic Sci Int Synerg 2022; 6:100303. [PMID: 36597440 PMCID: PMC9799715 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsisyn.2022.100303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Jack Yuk-ki Cheng
- Government Laboratory, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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- Government Laboratory, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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- Government Laboratory, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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- Government Laboratory, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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- Government Laboratory, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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- Government Laboratory, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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- Government Laboratory, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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- Government Laboratory, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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- Government Laboratory, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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- Government Laboratory, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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- Government Laboratory, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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Scanferla DTP, Sano Lini R, Marchioni C, Mossini SAG. Drugs of abuse: A narrative review of recent trends in biological sample preparation and chromatographic techniques. Forensic Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.forc.2022.100442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Kuwayama K, Miyaguchi H, Kanamori T, Tsujikawa K, Yamamuro T, Segawa H, Okada Y, Iwata YT. Micro-segmental hair analysis: detailed procedures and applications in forensic toxicology. Forensic Toxicol 2022; 40:215-233. [PMID: 36454411 PMCID: PMC9715473 DOI: 10.1007/s11419-022-00619-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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PURPOSE Since the 1980s, the detection sensitivity of mass spectrometers has increased by improving the analysis of drugs in hair. Accordingly, the number of hair strands required for the analysis has decreased. The length of the hair segment used in the analysis has also shortened. In 2016, micro-segmental hair analysis (MSA), which cuts a single hair strand at a 0.4-mm interval corresponding to a hair growth length of approximately one day, was developed. The advantage of MSA is that the analytical results provide powerful evidence of drug use in the investigation of drug-related crimes and detailed information about the mechanism of drug uptake into hair. This review article focuses on the MSA technique and its applications in forensic toxicology. METHODS Multiple databases, such as SciFinder, PubMed, and Google, were utilized to collect relevant reports referring to MSA and drug analysis in hair. The experiences of our research group on the MSA were also included in this review. RESULTS The analytical results provide a detailed drug distribution profile in a hair strand, which is useful for examining the mechanism of drug uptake into hair in detail. Additionally, the analytical method has been used for various scenarios in forensic toxicology, such as the estimation of days of drug consumption and death. CONCLUSIONS The detailed procedures are summarized so that beginners can use the analytical method in their laboratories. Moreover, some application examples are presented, and the limitations of the current analytical method and future perspectives are described.
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- Kenji Kuwayama
- National Research Institute of Police Science, 6-3-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-0882, Japan.
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- National Research Institute of Police Science, 6-3-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-0882, Japan
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- National Research Institute of Police Science, 6-3-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-0882, Japan
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- National Research Institute of Police Science, 6-3-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-0882, Japan
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- National Research Institute of Police Science, 6-3-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-0882, Japan
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- National Research Institute of Police Science, 6-3-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-0882, Japan
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- National Research Institute of Police Science, 6-3-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-0882, Japan
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- National Research Institute of Police Science, 6-3-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-0882, Japan
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Li H, Liu Y, Wang Z, Zhang Q, Xing J, Bai H, Lv Q. Non-targeted analysis of unknown volatile components in scented stationery via headspace GC-Orbitrap MS. Talanta 2022; 242:123285. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2022.123285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 01/30/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Hwang J, Han M, An S, Moon JH, Shim G, Chung H. Screening of new psychoactive substances in human plasma by magnetic solid phase extraction and LC-QTOF-MS. Forensic Sci Int 2022; 332:111176. [PMID: 35033963 DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2022.111176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Revised: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The emergence of new psychoactive substances (NPSs) is an increasing challenge in forensic toxicology. There are many extraction methods in use to isolate NPSs in biological fluids, including protein precipitation (PPT), liquid-liquid extraction (LLE), and solid phase extraction (SPE). However, there is a need to develop an effective extraction method with a short extraction time and low consumption of solvent. To meet these requirements, magnetic solid phase extraction (m-SPE) was attempted to isolate 40 NPSs in human plasma in this study. Forty NPSs (13 synthetic cannabinoids, 13 phenethylamines, 4 tryptamines, 4 other substances, 3 aminoindanes, 2 piperazines, 1 phencyclidine-type substance) were spiked in plasma and analyzed by m-SPE using COOH-functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes with magnetic nanoparticles (COOH-mMWCNTs). A liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC-QTOF-MS) method was used for screening and identification of 40 target compounds. Method validation including limits of detection, recovery, matrix effect, and precision was performed for all 40 -target compounds. The limits of detection (LOD) of the 40 analytes were between 0.002 and 0.084 mg/L. Extraction recovery ranged from 36.9% to 110.6% (average 87%). Matrix effects ranged from -29.0% (ion suppression) to 9.8% (ion enhancement). Both intra- and inter-day precision values were less than 27.5% (RSD%). The accurate mass of QTOF-MS enabled the identification of analytes by exact monoisotopic mass and isotopic pattern. m-SPE was applied to extract 40 NPSs, and revealed less time-consuming and laborious than conventional SPE. This method proved to be an advantageous procedure to extract NPSs from biological fluids.
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- Jinwoo Hwang
- Graduate School of Analytical Science and Technology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Forensic Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Forensic Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Forensic Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Forensic Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Forensic Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea.
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Liu Y, Wang Z, Wang W, Xing J, Zhang Q, Ma Q, Lv Q. Non-targeted analysis of unknown volatile chemicals in medical masks. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2022; 161:107122. [PMID: 35121498 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2021] [Revised: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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This paper reports the non-targeted analysis of unknown volatile chemicals in medical masks through headspace gas chromatography-Orbitrap high-resolution mass spectrometry. In view of the difficulties that may be encountered in the qualitative analysis of unknown substances, several typical cases and the corresponding reliable solutions are given from the perspective of comprehensive score and retention index, chemical ionization identification molecular formula, fragment ion detail comparison for distinguishing isomers, and identification of alkanes. With this method, 69 volatile substances were identified in 60 masks. The identified substances were divided into nine categories. Alkanes, esters, benzenes, and alcohols were the top four groups of substances identified in masks and accounted for 34.8%, 15.9%, 10.1%, and 7.2% of the total substances, respectively. In addition, ketones, ethers, phenolics, amides, and other substances were identified. Ethanol, 1,4-dichlorobenzene, toluene, m-xylene, dimethyl glutarate, and N,N-dimethylacetamide had high detection rates. The identified substances were further filtered and screened according to their detection rate, toxicity, and response intensity. Finally, 12 high-risk volatile chemicals in medical masks were listed. This study could serve as a reference for identifying unknown substances and a guide for monitoring volatile chemicals in masks and promoting chemical safety improvements in products.
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- Yahui Liu
- Key Laboratory of Consumer Product Quality Safety Inspection and Risk Assessment for State Market Regulation, Institute of Industrial and Consumer Product Safety, Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, Beijing 100176, China
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- Key Laboratory of Consumer Product Quality Safety Inspection and Risk Assessment for State Market Regulation, Institute of Industrial and Consumer Product Safety, Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, Beijing 100176, China
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- Key Laboratory of Consumer Product Quality Safety Inspection and Risk Assessment for State Market Regulation, Institute of Industrial and Consumer Product Safety, Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, Beijing 100176, China
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- Key Laboratory of Consumer Product Quality Safety Inspection and Risk Assessment for State Market Regulation, Institute of Industrial and Consumer Product Safety, Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, Beijing 100176, China
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- Key Laboratory of Consumer Product Quality Safety Inspection and Risk Assessment for State Market Regulation, Institute of Industrial and Consumer Product Safety, Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, Beijing 100176, China
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- Key Laboratory of Consumer Product Quality Safety Inspection and Risk Assessment for State Market Regulation, Institute of Industrial and Consumer Product Safety, Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, Beijing 100176, China.
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Shi Y, Liu M, Li X, Xu N, Yuan S, Yu Z, Xiang P, Wu H. Simultaneous screening of 239 synthetic cannabinoids and metabolites in blood and urine samples using liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2022; 1663:462743. [PMID: 34974369 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2021.462743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2021] [Revised: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
Synthetic cannabinoids (SCs) are new psychoactive substances that function as endocannabinoid CB1 and CB2 receptor agonists. Abuse of SCs can lead to symptoms such as confusion, dizziness, and even death. At present, Synthetic cannabinoids constitute one of the largest groups of new psychoactive substances and become popular recreational drugs of abuse for their psychoactive properties. The continuous transformation of SCs also leads to an endless emergence of new types. An efficient, high-throughput screening method is therefore very important for their identification. This paper describes a liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS) method for simultaneously screening 179 SCs and 80 SC metabolites in blood and urine. Simple acetonitrile was used to precipitate the blood and urine proteins, and the supernatants obtained after centrifugation were analyzed. The LC-HRMS run time was 20 min. The mass spectrometer used an ESI source with a scanning range of m/z 100-1000. LC-HRMS provided accurate mass, retention time, and fragment ions for qualitative analysis. The method validation results showed that the limits of detection (LODs) for over 80% compounds were 5 ng/mL in blood and urine samples. At low concentrations (50 ng/mL), 229 compounds (95.8%) in the blood showed recoveries of more than 50%, and 232 compounds (97.1%) had matrix effects greater than 80%. In the urine, 219 compounds (91.6%) had recoveries above 50%, and the matrix effects of 234 compounds (97.9%) were greater than 80%. This method was successfully applied to actual forensic cases.
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- Yan Shi
- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Academy of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai Key Laboratory of forensic medicine, Shanghai Forensic Science Platform, China
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- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Academy of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai Key Laboratory of forensic medicine, Shanghai Forensic Science Platform, China; School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenhe District, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Thermo Fisher Scientific, Xinjinqiao Road 27, Pudong New District, Shanghai 201206, China
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- Thermo Fisher Scientific, Xinjinqiao Road 27, Pudong New District, Shanghai 201206, China
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- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Academy of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai Key Laboratory of forensic medicine, Shanghai Forensic Science Platform, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenhe District, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Academy of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai Key Laboratory of forensic medicine, Shanghai Forensic Science Platform, China.
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- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Academy of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai Key Laboratory of forensic medicine, Shanghai Forensic Science Platform, China.
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Interest of high-resolution mass spectrometry in analytical toxicology: Focus on pharmaceuticals. TOXICOLOGIE ANALYTIQUE ET CLINIQUE 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxac.2021.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Rapid quantification and screening of nitrogen-containing rocket fuel transformation products by vortex assisted liquid-liquid microextraction and gas chromatography – high-resolution Orbitrap mass spectrometry. Microchem J 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2021.106821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Zhang P, Carlsten C, Chaleckis R, Hanhineva K, Huang M, Isobe T, Koistinen VM, Meister I, Papazian S, Sdougkou K, Xie H, Martin JW, Rappaport SM, Tsugawa H, Walker DI, Woodruff TJ, Wright RO, Wheelock CE. Defining the Scope of Exposome Studies and Research Needs from a Multidisciplinary Perspective. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY LETTERS 2021; 8:839-852. [PMID: 34660833 PMCID: PMC8515788 DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.1c00648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
Abstract
The concept of the exposome was introduced over 15 years ago to reflect the important role that the environment exerts on health and disease. While originally viewed as a call-to-arms to develop more comprehensive exposure assessment methods applicable at the individual level and throughout the life course, the scope of the exposome has now expanded to include the associated biological response. In order to explore these concepts, a workshop was hosted by the Gunma University Initiative for Advanced Research (GIAR, Japan) to discuss the scope of exposomics from an international and multidisciplinary perspective. This Global Perspective is a summary of the discussions with emphasis on (1) top-down, bottom-up, and functional approaches to exposomics, (2) the need for integration and standardization of LC- and GC-based high-resolution mass spectrometry methods for untargeted exposome analyses, (3) the design of an exposomics study, (4) the requirement for open science workflows including mass spectral libraries and public databases, (5) the necessity for large investments in mass spectrometry infrastructure in order to sequence the exposome, and (6) the role of the exposome in precision medicine and nutrition to create personalized environmental exposure profiles. Recommendations are made on key issues to encourage continued advancement and cooperation in exposomics.
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- Pei Zhang
- Gunma
University Initiative for Advanced Research (GIAR), Gunma University, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan
- Division
of Physiological Chemistry 2, Department of Medical Biochemistry and
Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm SE-171 77, Sweden
- Key
Laboratory of Drug Quality Control and Pharmacovigilance (Ministry
of Education), State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, P. R. China
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- Air
Pollution Exposure Laboratory, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department
of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 1M9, Canada
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- Gunma
University Initiative for Advanced Research (GIAR), Gunma University, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan
- Division
of Physiological Chemistry 2, Department of Medical Biochemistry and
Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm SE-171 77, Sweden
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- Department
of Life Technologies, Food Chemistry and Food Development Unit, University of Turku, Turku 20014, Finland
- Department
of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers
University of Technology, Gothenburg SE-412 96, Sweden
- Department
of Clinical Nutrition and Public Health, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio 70210, Finland
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- Channing
Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and
Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- The
Japan Environment and Children’s Study Programme Office, National Institute for Environmental Sciences, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan
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- Department
of Life Technologies, Food Chemistry and Food Development Unit, University of Turku, Turku 20014, Finland
- Department
of Clinical Nutrition and Public Health, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio 70210, Finland
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- Gunma
University Initiative for Advanced Research (GIAR), Gunma University, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan
- Division
of Physiological Chemistry 2, Department of Medical Biochemistry and
Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm SE-171 77, Sweden
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- Science
for Life Laboratory, Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-114 18, Sweden
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- Science
for Life Laboratory, Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-114 18, Sweden
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- Science
for Life Laboratory, Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-114 18, Sweden
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- Science
for Life Laboratory, Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-114 18, Sweden
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- Division
of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-7360, United States
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- RIKEN Center
for Sustainable Resource Science, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
- RIKEN Center
for Integrative Medical Sciences, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
- Department
of Biotechnology and Life Science, Tokyo
University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16 Nakamachi, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588 Japan
- Graduate
School of Medical life Science, Yokohama
City University, 1-7-22
Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan
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- Department
of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York10029-5674, United States
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- Program
on Reproductive Health and the Environment, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, United States
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- Department
of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York10029-5674, United States
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- Gunma
University Initiative for Advanced Research (GIAR), Gunma University, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan
- Division
of Physiological Chemistry 2, Department of Medical Biochemistry and
Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm SE-171 77, Sweden
- Department
of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Karolinska
University Hospital, Stockholm SE-141-86, Sweden
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Swanson DM, Pearson JM, Evans-Nguyen T. Comparing ELISA and LC-MS/MS: A Simple, Targeted Postmortem Blood Screen. J Anal Toxicol 2021; 46:797-802. [PMID: 34521103 DOI: 10.1093/jat/bkab104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Revised: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
A comprehensive screening method that is specific, accurate, and customizable is necessary in any forensic toxicology laboratory. Most laboratories utilize some form of immunoassay testing as it is reliable and sensitive with minimal sample preparation and is relatively inexpensive to simultaneously screen for multiple classes of drugs with different chemical properties. However, accessibility to more specific technology and instrumentation such as mass spectrometry has increased and therefore using immunoassay as the screening method of choice may be revisited. A screening method for 42 drugs in postmortem blood was developed and validated following the Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science (OSAC) guidelines for toxicology method validation. The method was developed using minimal sample preparation of postmortem blood consisting only of a protein precipitation. Only two internal standards were used which greatly reduces the cost of implementing this method. Limit of detection (LOD), interference studies, processed sample stability and ion suppression/enhancement were examined. Additionally, over 100 case samples were analyzed by both the current enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) testing procedure and the proposed liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) screening method. The comparison determined that the LC/MS-MS method performed as well as or better than the ELISA in nearly all cases. The ability to add additional target drugs increases the laboratory's scope of analysis as well. This method is ideal for forensic laboratories wishing to improve screening while working within budget constraints.
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- Dina M Swanson
- Hillsborough County Medical Examiner Department, 11025 N. 46th Street, Tampa, FL 33617.,University of South Florida, Department of Chemistry, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620
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- Hillsborough County Medical Examiner Department, 11025 N. 46th Street, Tampa, FL 33617
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- University of South Florida, Department of Chemistry, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620
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Misra BB. Advances in high resolution GC-MS technology: a focus on the application of GC-Orbitrap-MS in metabolomics and exposomics for FAIR practices. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2021; 13:2265-2282. [PMID: 33987631 DOI: 10.1039/d1ay00173f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) provides a complementary analytical platform for capturing volatiles, non-polar and (derivatized) polar metabolites and exposures from a diverse array of matrixes. High resolution (HR) GC-MS as a data generation platform can capture data on analytes that are usually not detectable/quantifiable in liquid chromatography mass-spectrometry-based solutions. With the rise of high-resolution accurate mass (HRAM) GC-MS systems such as GC-Orbitrap-MS in the last decade after the time-of-flight (ToF) renaissance, numerous applications have been found in the fields of metabolomics and exposomics. In a short span of time, a multitude of studies have used GC-Orbitrap-MS to generate exciting new high throughput data spanning from diverse basic to applied research areas. The GC-Orbitrap-MS has found application in both targeted and untargeted efforts for capturing metabolomes and exposomes across diverse studies. In this review, I capture and summarize all the reported studies to date, and provide a snapshot of the milieu of commercial and open-source software solutions, spectral libraries, and informatics solutions available to a GC-Orbitrap-MS system instrument user or a data analyst dealing with these datasets. Lastly, but importantly, I provide an account on data sharing and meta-data capturing solutions that are available to make HRAM GC-MS based metabolomics and exposomics studies findable, accessible, interoperable, and reproducible (FAIR). These FAIR practices would allow data generators and users of GC-HRMS instruments to help the community of GC-MS researchers to collaborate and co-develop exciting tools and algorithms in the future.
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- Biswapriya B Misra
- Independent Researcher, Pine-211, Raintree Park Dwaraka Krishna, Namburu, AP-522508, India.
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Belarbi S, Vivier M, Zaghouani W, Sloovere AD, Agasse-Peulon V, Cardinael P. Comparison of new approach of GC-HRMS (Q-Orbitrap) to GC-MS/MS (triple-quadrupole) in analyzing the pesticide residues and contaminants in complex food matrices. Food Chem 2021; 359:129932. [PMID: 33945988 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.129932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
Performances of multiresidue analysis of one hundred of pesticides and contaminants, using GC-Q-Orbitrap method in full scan mode were compared to those obtained with GC-triple-quadrupole method in multiple reaction monitoring mode. In terms of sensitivity, 86% of molecules exhibited lower limit of detection values using GC-Q-Orbitrap than using GC-triple-quadrupole. For the GC-Q-Orbitrap method, more than 85% of the pesticides and contaminants showed good recovery [70-120%] in wheat samples, with relative standard deviation values < 20%. GC-Q-Orbitrap method appeared the most sensitive for most pesticides studied in wheat with limit of quantification values ranged between 0.1 µg/kg and 4 µg/kg. Moreover, the matrix effect was acceptable in wheat extracts for 84 molecules but strong suppression of the chromatographic signal was observed for 16 molecules for the GC-Q-Orbitrap method. The injection of unpurified wheat extracts spiked at 10 µg/kg proved the potential of the GC-Q-Orbitrap method for use in performing high-throughput pesticide screening.
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- Saida Belarbi
- Normandie Univ, Laboratoire SMS-EA3233, UNIROUEN, FR3038, Place Emile Blondel, F-76821, Mont-Saint-Aignan Cedex, France; SGS France laboratoire de Rouen, Technopôle du Madrillet, 65 Avenue Ettore Bugatti, Saint Etienne du Rouvray F-76801 Cedex, France
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- SGS France laboratoire de Rouen, Technopôle du Madrillet, 65 Avenue Ettore Bugatti, Saint Etienne du Rouvray F-76801 Cedex, France
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- SGS France laboratoire de Rouen, Technopôle du Madrillet, 65 Avenue Ettore Bugatti, Saint Etienne du Rouvray F-76801 Cedex, France
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- SGS France laboratoire de Rouen, Technopôle du Madrillet, 65 Avenue Ettore Bugatti, Saint Etienne du Rouvray F-76801 Cedex, France
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- Normandie Univ, Laboratoire SMS-EA3233, UNIROUEN, FR3038, Place Emile Blondel, F-76821, Mont-Saint-Aignan Cedex, France
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- Normandie Univ, Laboratoire SMS-EA3233, UNIROUEN, FR3038, Place Emile Blondel, F-76821, Mont-Saint-Aignan Cedex, France.
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Macii F, Detti R, Bloise FR, Giannarelli S, Biver T. Spectroscopic Analysis of the Binding of Paraquat and Diquat Herbicides to Biosubstrates. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:2412. [PMID: 33801256 PMCID: PMC7967551 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18052412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Revised: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The study of the interaction of persistent organic pollutants with biosubstrates helps to unravel the pathways for toxicity, however, few mechanistic data are present in the literature for these systems. We analyzed the binding of paraquat (PQ) and diquat (DQ) herbicides to natural calf thymus DNA and a DNA G-quadruplex by spectrophotometric titrations, ethidium bromide exchange tests, viscometry, and melting experiments. The interaction with bovine serum albumin (BSA) protein was studied spectrofluorimetrically at different temperatures. The retention of the targets on positive, negative, and neutral micellar aggregates and liposomes was analyzed by ultrafiltration experiments. Despite some favorable features, PQ and DQ only externally bind natural DNA and do not interact with DNA oligonucleotides. Both herbicides bind bovine serum albumin (BSA). PQ binds BSA mainly according to an electrostatics-driven process. However, ultrafiltration data also show that some hydrophobic contribution participates in the features of these systems. The practical problems related to unfavorable spectroscopic signals and inner filter effects are also discussed. Overall, both herbicides show a low affinity for nucleic acids and weak penetration into liposomes; in addition, the equilibrium constants values found for BSA system suggest optimal conditions for transport in the body.
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- Francesca Macii
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy; (F.M.); (R.D.); (F.R.B.); (S.G.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy; (F.M.); (R.D.); (F.R.B.); (S.G.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy; (F.M.); (R.D.); (F.R.B.); (S.G.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy; (F.M.); (R.D.); (F.R.B.); (S.G.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy; (F.M.); (R.D.); (F.R.B.); (S.G.)
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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Johnson CL, Jazan E, Kong SW, Pennell KD. A two-step gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for measurement of multiple environmental pollutants in human plasma. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:3266-3279. [PMID: 32914305 PMCID: PMC7790997 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-10702-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Individuals are exposed to a wide variety of chemicals over their lifetime, yet current understanding of mixture toxicology is still limited. We present a two-step analytical method using a gas chromatograph-triple quadrupole mass spectrometer that requires less than 1 mL of sample. The method is applied to 183 plasma samples from a study population of children with autism spectrum disorder, their parents, and unrelated neurotypical children. We selected 156 environmental chemical compounds and ruled out chemicals with detection rates less than 20% of our study cohort (n = 61), as well as ones not amenable to the selected extraction and analytical methods (n = 34). The targeted method then focused on remaining chemicals (n = 61) plus 8 additional polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Persistent pollutants, such as p,p'-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (p,p'-DDE) and PCB congeners 118 and 180, were detected at high frequencies and several previously unreported chemicals, including 2,4,6-trichlorophenol, isosafrole, and hexachlorobutadiene, were frequently detected in our study cohort. This work highlights the benefits of employing a multi-step analytical method in exposure studies and demonstrates the efficacy of such methods for reporting novel information on previously unstudied pollutant exposures.
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- Caitlin L Johnson
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA, 02155, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA, 02155, USA
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- Computational Health Informatics Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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- School of Engineering, Brown University, Box D, 184 Hope Street, Providence, RI, 02912, USA.
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Maurer HH. Hyphenated high-resolution mass spectrometry-the "all-in-one" device in analytical toxicology? Anal Bioanal Chem 2020; 413:2303-2309. [PMID: 33247339 PMCID: PMC7987635 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-020-03064-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Revised: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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This trend article reviews papers with hyphenated high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) approaches applied in analytical toxicology, particularly in clinical and forensic toxicology published since 2016 and referenced in PubMed. The article focuses on the question of whether HRMS has or will become the all-in-one device in these fields as supposed by the increasing number of HRMS presentations at scientific meetings, corresponding original papers, and review articles. Typical examples for the different application fields are discussed such as targeted or untargeted drug screening, quantification, drug metabolism studies, and metabolomics approaches. Considering the reviewed papers, HRMS is currently the only technique that fulfills the criteria of an all-in-one device for the various applications needed in analytical toxicology. Graphical abstract![]()
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- Hans H Maurer
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Toxicology, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Saarland University, 66421, Homburg (Saar), Germany.
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Yang L, Shen M, Xiang P, Shen B, Deng H, Qiang H, Dang Y, Shi Y. Application of a Validated UPLC–MS-MS Method for the Determination of Diphenidol in Biological Samples in 15 Authentic Lethal Cases. J Anal Toxicol 2020; 45:976-984. [DOI: 10.1093/jat/bkaa160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Diphenidol (DPN) is a nonphenothiazinic antivertigo and antiemetic drug that has been widely used in clinical practice in China because of its good antivertigo curative effect, minimal side effects and high safety. In recent years, there have been some cases of sporadic suicide and accidental poisoning related to DPN. Hence, a validated method for the determination of DPN in biological samples by ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC–MS-MS) was developed. The method is characterized by the use of a simple, fast and inexpensive liquid–liquid extraction (LLE) for sample preparation, a rapid run time (5 min) and a low required sample volume (0.1 mL or 0.1 g). The lower limits of quantitation (LLOQs) were 0.05 ng/mL and 0.3 ng/g for blood and liver tissue, respectively. The method was shown to be linear over a concentration range of 0.05 ∼ 200 ng/mL (blood) and 0.3 ∼ 400 ng/g (liver). The accuracy was in the range of 92.77% ∼ 112.75%. The relative standard deviations of the intraday and interday imprecisions were in the range of 3.22% to 12.17%, and the recoveries were in the range of 58.75% ∼ 95.27%. Furthermore, the method was successfully applied to the detection and quantification of DPN in 15 real forensic cases. The postmortem concentration range of heart blood was 0.87 ∼ 99 μg/mL.
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- Liu Yang
- College of Medicine & Forensics, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710061, China
- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Science Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai 200063, China
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- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Science Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai 200063, China
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- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Science Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai 200063, China
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- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Science Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai 200063, China
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- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Science Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai 200063, China
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- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Science Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai 200063, China
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- College of Medicine & Forensics, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710061, China
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- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Science Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai 200063, China
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Li C, Begum A, Xue J. Analytical methods to analyze pesticides and herbicides. WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH : A RESEARCH PUBLICATION OF THE WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION 2020; 92:1770-1785. [PMID: 32762111 DOI: 10.1002/wer.1431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Revised: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This paper reviews studies published in 2019, in the area of analytical techniques for determination of pesticides and herbicides. It should be noted that some of the reports summarized in this review are not directly related to but could potentially be used for water environment studies. Based on different methods, the literatures are organized into six sections, namely extraction methods, electrochemical techniques, spectrophotometric techniques, chemiluminescence and fluorescence methods, chromatographic and mass spectrometric techniques, and biochemical assays. PRACTITIONER POINTS: Totally 141 research articles have been summarized. The review is divided into six parts. Chromatographic and mass spectrometric techniques are the most widely used methods.
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- Chao Li
- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- Environmental Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Regina, Regina, Canada
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- Environmental Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Regina, Regina, Canada
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Borden SA, Palaty J, Termopoli V, Famiglini G, Cappiello A, Gill CG, Palma P. MASS SPECTROMETRY ANALYSIS OF DRUGS OF ABUSE: CHALLENGES AND EMERGING STRATEGIES. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2020; 39:703-744. [PMID: 32048319 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Mass spectrometry has been the "gold standard" for drugs of abuse (DoA) analysis for many decades because of the selectivity and sensitivity it affords. Recent progress in all aspects of mass spectrometry has seen significant developments in the field of DoA analysis. Mass spectrometry is particularly well suited to address the rapidly proliferating number of very high potency, novel psychoactive substances that are causing an alarming number of fatalities worldwide. This review surveys advancements in the areas of sample preparation, gas and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, as well as the rapidly emerging field of ambient ionization mass spectrometry. We have predominantly targeted literature progress over the past ten years and present our outlook for the future. © 2020 Periodicals, Inc. Mass Spec Rev.
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- Scott A Borden
- Applied Environmental Research Laboratories (AERL), Department of Chemistry, Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, BC, V9R 5S5, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, V8P 5C2, Canada
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- LifeLabs Medical Laboratories, Burnaby, BC, V3W 1H8, Canada
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- LC-MS Laboratory, Department of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, 61029, Urbino, Italy
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- LC-MS Laboratory, Department of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, 61029, Urbino, Italy
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- Applied Environmental Research Laboratories (AERL), Department of Chemistry, Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, BC, V9R 5S5, Canada
- LC-MS Laboratory, Department of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, 61029, Urbino, Italy
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- Applied Environmental Research Laboratories (AERL), Department of Chemistry, Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, BC, V9R 5S5, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, V8P 5C2, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195
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- Applied Environmental Research Laboratories (AERL), Department of Chemistry, Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, BC, V9R 5S5, Canada
- LC-MS Laboratory, Department of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, 61029, Urbino, Italy
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Chan WS, Wong GF, Hung CW, Wong YN, Fung KM, Lee WK, Dao KL, Leung CW, Lo KM, Lee WM, Cheung BKK. Interpol review of toxicology 2016-2019. Forensic Sci Int Synerg 2020; 2:563-607. [PMID: 33385147 PMCID: PMC7770452 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsisyn.2020.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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This review paper covers the forensic-relevant literature in toxicology from 2016 to 2019 as a part of the 19th Interpol International Forensic Science Managers Symposium. The review papers are also available at the Interpol website at: https://www.interpol.int/content/download/14458/file/Interpol%20Review%20.Papers%202019.pdf.
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Yuan J, Li A, Chen T, Du J, Ma A, Pan J. Micelle-dominated distribution strategy for non-matrix matched calibration without an internal standard: "Extract-and-shoot" approach for analyzing hydrophilic targets in blood and cell samples. Anal Chim Acta 2020; 1102:24-35. [PMID: 32043993 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2019.12.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2019] [Revised: 11/19/2019] [Accepted: 12/15/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The analysis of trace hydrophilic targets in complex aqueous-rich matrices is considerably challenging, generally requiring matrix-matched calibration, internal standard, or time-and-labor-intensive sample preparation. To address this analytical bottleneck, a non-matrix-matched calibration strategy without using internal standard was reported for the first time to analyze complicated biosamples such as whole blood, plasma, serum, and cell samples. This strategy, termed micelle-dominated distribution, also aimed at realizing the simple "extract-and-shoot" analytical process for such complex matrices. The micelle-matrix interaction was found to efficiently eliminate the matrix effect by dominating phase separation and analyte distribution between the extraction and matrix phases. Thus, calibration linear curves prepared in water were applicable to the analysis of all the above-mentioned sample types. Rapid distribution equilibrium within 4 min was achieved. This strategy could tolerate direct large volume injection, thereby providing two-order-of-magnitude enhancement in the sensitivity of ion-pair chromatography. The analytical method integrated cell rupture, matrix cleanup, analyte extraction, and on-column preconcentration into a fast and high-throughput operation. The successful application to the determination of exogenous pesticides and endogenous glutathione exhibited low limits of detection (0.0085-0.015 μg mL-1 for pesticides; 0.52 μg mL-1 for glutathione), wide linear ranges (0.028-50 μg mL-1 and 0.049-50 μg mL-1 for pesticides; 1.7-1000 μg mL-1 for glutathione), good linearies (R2 = 0.9994-0.9999), excellent accuracy (recoveries of 91.3-105.2%), and good precision (0.7-6.2% at the levels of 0.028 (or 0.049), 0.1, 0.5, and 50 μg mL-1 for pesticides; 0.5-8.7% at 1.7, 500, and 1000 μg mL-1 for glutathione).
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- Jiahao Yuan
- Department of Hygiene Detection Center, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University (Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research), Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hygiene Detection Center, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University (Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research), Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hygiene Detection Center, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University (Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research), Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hygiene Detection Center, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University (Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research), Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hygiene Detection Center, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University (Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research), Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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- Department of Hygiene Detection Center, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University (Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research), Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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Nan Q, Hejian W, Ping X, Baohua S, Junbo Z, Hongxiao D, Huosheng Q, Fenyun S, Yan S. Investigation of Fragmentation Pathways of Fentanyl Analogues and Novel Synthetic Opioids by Electron Ionization High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry and Electrospray Ionization High-Resolution Tandem Mass Spectrometry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2020; 31:277-291. [PMID: 31939667 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.9b00112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The global drug market is characterized by the fast development of new psychoactive substances such as fentanyl analogues and novel synthetic opioids, the detection of which is complicated by the lack of appropriate quality control procedures and references. Herein, we analyze the fragmentation pathways and characteristic ions of 25 novel fentanyl analogues and 5 novel synthetic opioids by electron ionization (EI) and electrospray ionization (ESI) high-resolution mass spectrometry to provide a reference for the identification of these species. In the ESI mode, fentanyl analogues mainly undergo piperidine ring degradation, phenethyl and piperidine ring dissociation, and piperidine ring and amide moiety cleavage, while piperidine ring degradation and phenethyl and piperidine ring dissociation are the major pathways in the EI mode. The five novel synthetic opioids largely undergo amide group dissociation and N-cyclohexyl bond cleavage in the ESI mode. Thus, this work facilitates the detection and quantitation of fentanyl analogues and novel synthetic opioids or other substances with similar structures in forensic laboratories.
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- Qin Nan
- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine , Shanghai Forensic Science Platform, Academy of Forensic Science , Shanghai 200063 , China
- School of Pharmacy , Guangdong Pharmaceutical University , Guangzhou 510006 , China
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- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine , Shanghai Forensic Science Platform, Academy of Forensic Science , Shanghai 200063 , China
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- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine , Shanghai Forensic Science Platform, Academy of Forensic Science , Shanghai 200063 , China
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- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine , Shanghai Forensic Science Platform, Academy of Forensic Science , Shanghai 200063 , China
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- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine , Shanghai Forensic Science Platform, Academy of Forensic Science , Shanghai 200063 , China
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- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine , Shanghai Forensic Science Platform, Academy of Forensic Science , Shanghai 200063 , China
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- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine , Shanghai Forensic Science Platform, Academy of Forensic Science , Shanghai 200063 , China
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- School of Pharmacy , Guangdong Pharmaceutical University , Guangzhou 510006 , China
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- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine , Shanghai Forensic Science Platform, Academy of Forensic Science , Shanghai 200063 , China
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Yan X, Xiang P, Zhao Y, Yu Z, Yan H. Determination of 5-MeO-DIPT in Human Urine Using Gas Chromatography Coupled with High-Resolution Orbitrap Mass Spectrometry. J Anal Toxicol 2020; 44:461-469. [PMID: 32020169 DOI: 10.1093/jat/bkaa005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2019] [Revised: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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5-Methoxy-N,N-Diisopropyltryptamine (5-MeO-DIPT) is a designer hallucinogen derived from tryptamine and its use has been banned by many countries. In this study, a qualitative and quantitative method was developed for determining 5-MeO-DIPT in urine by gas chromatography high-resolution mass spectrometry. 5-hydroxy-N,N-diisopropyltryptamine (5-OH-DIPT) and 5-methoxy-N-isopropyltryptamine (5-MeO-IPT) were identified as 5-MeO-DIPT metabolites in abusers’ urine. 5-MeO-DIPT was extracted from urine by liquid–liquid extraction with ethyl acetate under alkaline conditions. The extract was analyzed by GC-Orbitrap-MS in full scan mode with a resolution of 60,000 full width at half maxima (FWHM). The linear range of this method was 2–300 ng/mL with r > 0.99, and the limit of detection was 1 ng/mL. The accuracy and precision were 93–108.7% and 3.1–10.3%, respectively. This method is simple and sensitive. It has been successfully used to detect 5-MeO-DIPT in drug abusers’ urine, which showed that the concentrations of 5-MeO-DIPT were between 1 and 2.8 ng/mL. 5-OH-DIPT and 5-MeO-IPT, two urinary major metabolites of 5-MeO-DIPT, were identified in urine samples from 5-MeO-DIPT users. Furthermore, the stability of 5-MeO-DIPT in human urine was investigated. It was discovered that the concentration of 5-MeO-DIPT in urine decreased by 22.8, 33.2 and 38.2% after samples were stored for 24 h at 25°C, 5 days at 4°C and 7 days at 4°C, respectively. And 5-MeO-DIPT in urine were stable after they were stored for 30 days at −20°C. Therefore, it is recommended that urine should be stored under freezing conditions before performing 5-MeO-DIPT analysis.
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- Xiuying Yan
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai Key laboratory of Forensic Medicine, 1347 West Guangfu Road, Shanghai 20063, China
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- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai Key laboratory of Forensic Medicine, 1347 West Guangfu Road, Shanghai 20063, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai Key laboratory of Forensic Medicine, 1347 West Guangfu Road, Shanghai 20063, China
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Pico Y, Alfarhan AH, Barcelo D. How recent innovations in gas chromatography-mass spectrometry have improved pesticide residue determination: An alternative technique to be in your radar. Trends Analyt Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2019.115720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Strong evidence of drug-facilitated crimes by hair analysis using LC–MS/MS after micro-segmentation. Forensic Toxicol 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s11419-019-00472-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Chen XP, Zhang F, Guo YL. Validating an ion mobility spectrometry-quadrupole time of flight mass spectrometry method for high-throughput pesticide screening. Analyst 2019; 144:4835-4840. [PMID: 31290495 DOI: 10.1039/c9an00873j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The utility of adding ion mobility (IM) to quadrupole time of flight mass spectrometry (IM-QTOF MS) for highly effective analysis of multiple pesticides in complex matrices was evaluated. Based on an in-house IM-MS database, the identification was performed through the match of the protonated ion ([M + H]+) and the CCS value. Moreover, the structural confirmation was achieved by using the accurate masses of [M + H]+ with its fragment ions, and the reference CCS value. The method did not require chromatographic separation and the analysis time of each measurement cycle is 1.6 min. The "cleaned" IM-MS spectra afforded by the drift time filtration improved the reliability of structural confirmation. As a result, the limit of detection (LOD) of 92% of test pesticides under the APCI mode and 58% of test pesticides under the ESI mode spiked in scallion was not more than 20 ng mL-1. In the analysis of practical samples, the identification of pyrimethanil was confirmed in celery, and benalaxyl and tebuconazole were identified as false positives in scallion. The time-saving, extended-scope and high-throughput method described in this work is capable of determining multiple pesticide residues in complex matrices with high sensitivity for monitoring applications.
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- Xiu-Ping Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry and National Center for Organic Mass Spectrometry in Shanghai, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China.
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