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Chien HJ, Zheng YF, Wang WC, Kuo CY, Hsu YM, Lai CC. Determination of adulteration, geographical origins, and species of food by mass spectrometry. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2023; 42:2273-2323. [PMID: 35652168 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Revised: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Food adulteration, mislabeling, and fraud, are rising global issues. Therefore, a number of precise and reliable analytical instruments and approaches have been proposed to ensure the authenticity and accurate labeling of food and food products by confirming that the constituents of foodstuffs are of the kind and quality claimed by the seller and manufacturer. Traditional techniques (e.g., genomics-based methods) are still in use; however, emerging approaches like mass spectrometry (MS)-based technologies are being actively developed to supplement or supersede current methods for authentication of a variety of food commodities and products. This review provides a critical assessment of recent advances in food authentication, including MS-based metabolomics, proteomics and other approaches.
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- Han-Ju Chien
- Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Chinese Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Advanced Plant Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Ph.D. Program in Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Rong Hsing Research Center For Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Al Bahri AA, Hamnett HJ. Etizolam and Its Major Metabolites: A Short Review. J Anal Toxicol 2023; 47:216-226. [PMID: 36477341 DOI: 10.1093/jat/bkac096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Etizolam is a benzodiazepine (BZD). Etizolam is structurally different from BZDs as a thiophene replaces the benzene ring and a triazole ring is fused to the diazepine ring, but etizolam's pharmacological profile is similar. Etizolam has been used to treat anxiety and panic disorders, to reduce depressive and somatization symptoms and to induce muscle relaxation. Etizolam is used recreationally due to its reinforcing and sedative effects. Etizolam is available in tablet or powder form or administered on blotter paper that can be placed on the tongue for oral absorption. Etizolam metabolizes into two major metabolites: α-hydroxyetizolam and 8-hydroxyetizolam, and all three compounds can be detected in different biological specimens using various common analytical techniques such as immunoassay, chromatography and mass spectrometry. Etizolam is a controlled drug in many countries around the globe but is approved for medical use in some countries, such as Japan, South Korea and Italy. This work is a collation and review of available literature on etizolam to help improve the fundamental understanding of its toxicology, outline best analytical practice, and aid interpretation of toxicology results.
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- Abdul Aziz Al Bahri
- Forensic Toxicologist Specialist, Forensic Science Laboratory, PO Box 446, Muscat, 113, Oman
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- Associate Professor in Forensic Science, School of Chemistry, University of Lincoln, Green Lane, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 7DL, UK
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Murakami T, Ishimaru R, Minami E, Iwamuro Y, Takamura N, Torai A, Watanabe T, Miki A, Katagi M, Kusano M, Tsuchihashi H, Zaitsu K, Chinaka S. Development of two fully automated quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe pretreatment methods for the extraction of psychotropic drugs from whole blood samples. J Sep Sci 2023; 46:e2200681. [PMID: 36479834 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202200681] [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: 08/22/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe extraction strategies are becoming increasingly adopted in various analytical fields to determine drugs in biological specimens. In the present study, we developed two fully automated quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe extraction methods based on acetonitrile salting-out assisted liquid-liquid extraction (method 1) and acetonitrile salting-out assisted liquid-liquid extraction followed by dispersive solid-phase extraction (method 2) using a commercially available automated liquid-liquid extraction system. We applied these methods to the extraction of 14 psychotropic drugs (11 benzodiazepines and carbamazepine, quetiapine, and zolpidem) from whole blood samples. Both methods prior to liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis exhibited high linearity of calibration curves (correlation coefficients, > 0.9997), ppt level detection sensitivities, and satisfactory precisions (< 8.6% relative standard deviation), accuracies (within ± 16% relative error), and matrix effects (81-111%). Method 1 provided higher recovery rates (80-91%) than method 2 (72-86%), whereas method 2 provided higher detection sensitivities (limits of detection, 0.003-0.094 ng/mL) than method 1 (0.025-0.47 ng/mL) owing to the effectiveness of its dispersive solid-phase extraction cleanup step. These fully automated extraction methods realize reliable, labor-saving, user-friendly, and hygienic extraction of target analytes from whole blood samples.
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- Takaya Murakami
- Forensic Science Laboratory, Ishikawa Prefectural Police Headquarters, Kanazawa, Japan.,Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Forensic Science Laboratory, Ishikawa Prefectural Police Headquarters, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Forensic Science Laboratory, Ishikawa Prefectural Police Headquarters, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Forensic Science Laboratory, Ishikawa Prefectural Police Headquarters, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Shimadzu Trustech Corporation, Kyoto, Japan
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- Forensic Science Laboratory, Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Legal Medicine, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Legal Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Multimodal Informatics and Wide-data Analytics Laboratory, Department of Computational Systems Biology, Faculty of Biology-Oriented Science and Technology, Kindai University, Wakayama, Japan
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- Forensic Science Laboratory, Ishikawa Prefectural Police Headquarters, Kanazawa, Japan.,Department of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa, Japan
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Kumar S, Darshan S, Baggi TR. Recent Advances in Analytical Techniques for Antidepressants Determination in Complex Biological Matrices: A Review. Int J Toxicol 2023:10915818221150779. [PMID: 36630687 DOI: 10.1177/10915818221150779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Depression is one of the most prevalent but severe of mental disorders, affecting thousands of individuals across the globe. Depression, in its most extreme form, may result in self-harm and an increased likelihood of suicide. Antidepressant drugs are first-line medications to treat mental disorders. Unfortunately, these medications are also prescribed for other in- and off-label conditions, such as deficit/hyperactivity disorders, attention disorders, migraine, smoking cessation, eating disorders, fibromyalgia, pain, and insomnia. This results in an increase in the use of antidepressant medications, leading to clinical and forensic overdose cases that could be either accidental or deliberate. The findings revealed that people who used antidepressants had a 33% greater chance of dying sooner than expected, compared to those who did not take the medications. Analytical techniques for precisely identifying and detecting antidepressants and their metabolic products in a variety of biological matrices are greatly needed to be developed and made available. Hence, this study attempts to discuss various analytical techniques used to identify and determine antidepressants in various biological matrices, which include urine, blood, oral fluid (saliva), and tissues, which are commonly encountered in clinical and forensic science laboratories.
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- Sachil Kumar
- Department of Life Sciences, 119667CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India
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- Department of Life Sciences, 119667CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India
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- Director (Retd.), Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India, Ramanthapur, Hyderabad, India.,Formerly Academic Coordinator (Forensic Science), University College of Science, 28552Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
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Kusano M, Fujishiro M, Hashimoto M, Ng MJ, Yoshida R, Narita SI, Nakauchi A, Sato K, Tachi Y, Matsuyama TA. An unusual case of fatal hypothermia involving topical diphenhydramine. Forensic Toxicol 2023; 41:158-163. [PMID: 36652061 DOI: 10.1007/s11419-022-00637-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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PURPOSE Diphenhydramine is an antihistamine drug widely used to alleviate symptoms caused by allergies and the common cold. Diphenhydramine-involved fatalities have been reported in the past but usually involving overdose by ingestion. We report a peculiar case of fatal hypothermia during non-winter season involving topical diphenhydramine. METHODS A 23-year-old male with no known preexisting medical conditions was found dead in the bathroom of his apartment with a small amount of running water on his back. Postmortem examinations and toxicological analysis on blood and urine were performed. RESULTS Color difference was apparent between the right and left cardiac blood. Wischnewski spots were observed in the gastric mucosa. Histological examination revealed no obvious findings that could attribute to serious cardiovascular events. Drug screening by gas chromatograph-tandem mass spectrometry (GC/MS/MS) detected diphenhydramine in blood and urine. Further quantification revealed the postmortem concentrations to be 0.44 μg/mL in blood and 2500 μg/mL in urine. CONCLUSIONS The cause of death was determined to be hypothermia. Diphenhydramine-induced drowsiness and possible intrinsic cardiac factor may have led to prolonged impaired consciousness, preventing his ability to escape from the running cold water leading to hypothermia and death.
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- Maiko Kusano
- Department of Legal Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 142-8555, Japan.
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- Department of Legal Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 142-8555, Japan
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- Department of Legal Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 142-8555, Japan
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- Department of Legal Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 142-8555, Japan
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- Department of Legal Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 142-8555, Japan
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- Department of Legal Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 142-8555, Japan
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- Department of Legal Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 142-8555, Japan
- Faculty of Human Care, Tohto University, 1-1 Hinodecho, Numazu, Shizuoka, 410-0032, Japan
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- Department of Legal Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 142-8555, Japan
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- Department of Legal Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 142-8555, Japan
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- Department of Legal Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 142-8555, Japan
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Thakur D, Dubey NP, Singh R. A Review on Spike and Recovery Method in Analytical Method Development and Validation. Crit Rev Anal Chem 2022:1-19. [PMID: 36463526 DOI: 10.1080/10408347.2022.2152275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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In multidisciplinary science, Analytical approaches based on spike and recovery (SAR) play a substantial role in analytical testing. The spike and recovery method is an important technique for analyzing and accessing the accuracy of analytical methods. The goal of this review seeks to provide clarity on the role of SAR methods in the forensic science discipline. Recent literature has been searched from numerous databases like Google, Web of Sciences, Scopus, PubMed, Google Scholar, and SciFinder. Websites like Science Direct are critically explored to gather scientific reports related to SAR utility. This review discusses the applications and current role of the SAR methods in Forensic Toxicology. It is suggested as one of the major parameters in the validation of the analytical method. SAR methodology is extremely important for the identification and quantitation of analytes in the sample matrix. Moreover, the extension of SAR methods to any scientific discipline is equally important for quality assurance. All relevant processes like method development and its optimization, quality control, and assurance rely on SAR-based studies. However, the method requires better apprehension and needs to be utilized using standard guidelines.
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- Diksha Thakur
- Department of Forensic Science, M.D. University, Rohtak, Haryana, India
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- Chemistry and Toxicology, Regional Forensic Science Laboratory, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Department of Forensic Science, M.D. University, Rohtak, Haryana, India
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Madunil SL, Imasaka T, Imasaka T. Determination of Barbiturates by Femtosecond Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2022; 94:14691-14698. [PMID: 36229898 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c03077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Barbiturates are highly susceptible to dissociation in mass spectrometry (MS) because of their long side chains combined with a nonaromatic ring consisting of several carbonyl and amine groups. As a result, they exhibit extensive α-cleavage and subsequent rearrangement, making the identification of these compounds difficult. Although a library of electron ionization MS (EIMS) is available, most barbiturates have very similar fragment patterns. Accordingly, it would be desirable to develop a technique for soft ionization, providing a molecular ion and large fragment ions as well. In this study, a molecular ion was clearly observed, in addition to large fragment ions, for a variety of barbiturates based on multiphoton ionization MS (MPIMS) using a tunable ultraviolet femtosecond laser as the ionization source (fs-LIMS). This favorable result was achieved when the optimal laser wavelength for minimizing the excess energy remaining in the ionic state was used. An examination of the photofragmentation pathways suggested that an H atom in the side chain was abstracted by an oxygen atom in the carbonyl group in the ring structure thus initiating fragmentation and subsequent rearrangement. Barbiturates that are substituted with alkyl groups (amobarbital and pentobarbital) had narrower spectral regions for optimal ionization than the other barbiturates with alkyl and alkenyl groups (butalbital and secobarbital) and more with alkyl and phenyl groups (phenobarbital). All of the barbiturates studied provided unique mass spectral patterns in fs-LIMS, which was useful for the reliable identification of these compounds in practical trace analysis.
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- Siddihalu Lakshitha Madunil
- Faculty of Design, Kyushu University, 4-9-1, Shiobaru, Minami-ku, Fukuoka 815-8540, Japan.,Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.,Hikari Giken, Co., 2-10-30, Sakurazaka, Chuou-ku, Fukuoka 810-0024, Japan
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- Faculty of Design, Kyushu University, 4-9-1, Shiobaru, Minami-ku, Fukuoka 815-8540, Japan.,Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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Simultaneous Quantification of Opioids in Blood and Urine by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer with Modified Dispersive Solid-Phase Extraction Technique. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27196761. [PMID: 36235294 PMCID: PMC9570840 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27196761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2022] [Revised: 10/02/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Common methodologies such as liquid-liquid extraction and solid-phase extraction are applied for the extraction of opioids from biological specimens i.e., blood and urine. Techniques including LC-MS/LC-MSMS, GC-MS, etc. are used for qualitative or quantitative determination of opioids. The goal of the present work is to design a green, economic, rugged, and simple extraction technique for famous opioids in human blood and urine and their simultaneous quantification by GC-MS equipped with an inert plus electron impact (EI) ionization source at SIM mode to produce reproducible and efficient results. Morphine, codeine, 6-acetylmorphine, nalbuphine, tramadol and dextromethorphan were selected as target opioids. Anhydrous Epsom salt was applied for dSPE of opioids from blood and urine into acetonitrile extraction solvent with the addition of sodium phosphate buffer (pH 6) and n-hexane was added to remove non-polar interfering species from samples. BSTFA was used as a derivatizing agent for GC-MS. Following method validation, the LOD/LLOQ and ULOQ were determined for morphine, codeine, nal-buphine, tramadol, and dextromethorphan at 10 ng/mL and 1500 ng/mL, respectively, while the LOD/LLOQ and ULOQ were determined for 6-acetylmorphine at 5 ng/mL and 150 ng/mL, respectively. This method was applied to real blood and urine samples of opioid abusers and the results were found to be reproducible with true quantification.
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Review of contemporary chemometric strategies applied on preparing GC–MS data in forensic analysis. Microchem J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2022.107732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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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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Nanomaterials with Excellent Adsorption Characteristics for Sample Pretreatment: A Review. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12111845. [PMID: 35683700 PMCID: PMC9182308 DOI: 10.3390/nano12111845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Sample pretreatment in analytical chemistry is critical, and the selection of materials for sample pretreatment is a key factor for high enrichment ability, good practicality, and satisfactory recoveries. In this review, the recent progress of the sample pretreatment methods based on various nanomaterials (i.e., carbon nanomaterials, porous nanomaterials, and magnetic nanomaterials) with excellent adsorption efficiency, selectivity, and reproducibility, as well as their applications, are presented. Due to the unique nanoscale physical–chemical properties, magnetic nanomaterials have been used for the extraction of target analytes by easy-to-handle magnetic separation under a magnetic field, which can avoid cumbersome centrifugation and filtration steps. This review also highlights the preparation process and reaction mechanism of nanomaterials used in the sample pretreatment methods, which have been applied for the extraction organophosphorus pesticides, fluoroquinolone antibiotics, phenoxy carboxylic acids, tetracycline antibiotics, hazardous metal ions, and rosmarinic acid. In addition, the remaining challenges and future directions for nanomaterials used as sorbents in the sample pretreatment are discussed.
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Yasien S, Muntazir Iqbal M, Javed M, Iqbal S, Ahmad Z, Tamam N, Nadeem S, Elkaeed EB, Alzhrani RM, Awwad NS, Ibrahium HA, Alsaab HO. Quantification of Multi-class Pesticides in Stomach Contents and Milk by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry with Liquid Extraction Method. ARAB J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2022.103937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Novel Applications of Microextraction Techniques Focused on Biological and Forensic Analyses. SEPARATIONS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/separations9010018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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In recent years, major attention has been focused on microextraction procedures that allow high recovery of target analytes, regardless of the complexity of the sample matrices. The most used techniques included liquid-liquid extraction (LLE), solid-phase extraction (SPE), solid-phase microextraction (SPME), dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (DLLME), microextraction by packed sorbent (MEPS), and fabric-phase sorptive extraction (FPSE). These techniques manifest a rapid development of sample preparation techniques in different fields, such as biological, environmental, food sciences, natural products, forensic medicine, and toxicology. In the biological and forensic fields, where a wide variety of drugs with different chemical properties are analyzed, the sample preparation is required to make the sample suitable for the instrumental analysis, which often includes gas chromatography (GC) and liquid chromatography (LC) coupled with mass detectors or tandem mass detectors (MS/MS). In this review, we have focused our attention on the biological and forensic application of these innovative procedures, highlighting the major advantages and results that have been accomplished in laboratory and clinical practice.
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Nagashima K, Hosono H, Watanabe M. Relationship between tracheal intubation and the drugs used by patients with drug overdose due to self-harm. J Pharm Health Care Sci 2022; 8:2. [PMID: 34980270 PMCID: PMC8722335 DOI: 10.1186/s40780-021-00234-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background Tracheal intubation may be performed in patients with drug overdose due to self-harm; however, the details of the causative drug are unknown. The purpose of this study was to clarify the relationship between drugs or its blood levels of patients with drug overdose and the need for tracheal intubation based on the actual measurement results. Methods From October 2018 to March 2020, 132 patients with drug overdose due to self-harm who were transported to the emergency department (ED) were studied. Patient drugs were measured using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and were analyzed on the basis of the GC/MS Forensic Toxicological Database. Logistic analysis was performed by combining patient information and GC-MS information. Results The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and Japan Coma Scale (JCS) efficiently predicted tracheal intubation in patients with drug overdose during transport triage; GCS (cut-off value: 12, area under the curve (AUC): 0.81, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.71–0.88, sensitivity: 0.85, specificity: 0.71, P < 0.05) and JCS (cut-off value: 3, AUC: 0.74, 95% CI: 0.60–0.84, sensitivity: 0.60, specificity: 0.84, P < 0.05). The drugs detected in all patients with drug overdose in order were benzodiazepine receptor agonists (BZs; 43.9%), anticonvulsants (38.6%), antipsychotics (25.0%), and antidepressants (9.8%). In univariate logistic analysis, antipsychotics (odds ratio (OR) 2.46, 95% CI 1.19–5.20, P < 0.05), anticonvulsants (OR 2.71, 95% CI 1.26–5.98, P < 0.05), and anticonvulsants above alert blood levels (OR 27.8, 95% CI 2.92–264.1, P < 0.05) were significantly associated with tracheal intubation in patients with drug overdose, but not BZs and antidepressants. Also, in multivariate logistic analysis, antipsychotics (OR 2.27, 95% CI 1.07–4.83, P < 0.05), anticonvulsants (OR 2.50, 95% CI 1.14–5.64, P < 0.05) and in multivariate logistic analysis of blood levels, anticonvulsants above the alert blood levels (OR 24.9, 95% CI 2.56–241.6, P < 0.05) were significantly associated with tracheal intubation in patients with drug overdose respectively. Conclusions Logistic analysis revealed that the use of anticonvulsants and antipsychotics were significantly associated with an increased OR in the tracheal intubation of patients with drug overdose due to self-harm.
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- Kazuki Nagashima
- Laboratory of Clinical Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharma-Science, Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8605, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Clinical Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharma-Science, Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8605, Japan
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- Laboratory of Clinical Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharma-Science, Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8605, Japan.
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Yoshioka N, Asano M, Kuse A, Kondo T, Takahashi M, Morichika M, Nakagawa K, Sakurada M, Ueno Y. Quantitative analysis of thiamylal and its metabolite secobarbital using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry in adipose tissue, serum, and liver. J Forensic Sci 2021; 67:1241-1249. [PMID: 34970733 DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.14965] [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: 09/21/2021] [Revised: 12/11/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Thiamylal is an ultrashort-acting barbiturate used for intravenous administration or general anesthesia induction. However, some cases of poisoning and suicide with thiamylal administration have been reported. Additionally, there are few reports on its analysis in the organs and adipose tissue, which requires purification by column chromatography and evaporation. A rapid and sensitive method was developed for quantifying thiamylal and its metabolite, secobarbital, in the adipose tissue, serum, and liver using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Samples were prepared using modified QuEChERS extraction. For adipose tissue samples, an acetonitrile-hexane partitioning step was added to the extraction. This method was applied to investigate a suspected self-poisoning autopsy case. The quantitation accuracy for thiamylal added to porcine pericardial fat (0.18 µg/g), human serum (0.015 µg/mL), and porcine liver (0.18 µg/g) was 103%, 113%, and 95.3%, respectively. The quantitation limits calculated for porcine pericardial fat, human serum, and porcine liver at a signal-to-noise ratio of 10 were 0.06 µg/g, 0.005 µg/mL, and 0.06 µg/g, respectively. In addition, the thiamylal and secobarbital levels in the forensic autopsy case were 140 and 1.5 µg/g, respectively, in myocardial fat; 3.5-4.9 and 0.12-0.20 µg/mL, respectively, in serum; and 6.2-42 and 0.58-1.1 µg/g, respectively, in liver tissue. Thiamylal is especially distributed in the adipose tissue. The thiamylal-to-fat ratio may help estimate the time from administration to death. The developed modified QuEChERS extraction method with acetonitrile-hexane partitioning is suitable for analyzing hydrophobic compounds, such as thiamylal, in the adipose tissue.
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- Naoki Yoshioka
- Hyogo Prefectural Institute of Public Health Science, Kakogawa, Japan.,Division of Legal Medicine, Department of Environmental Health and Safety, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Legal Medicine, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Japan
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- Division of Legal Medicine, Department of Environmental Health and Safety, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Legal Medicine, Department of Environmental Health and Safety, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Legal Medicine, Department of Environmental Health and Safety, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Legal Medicine, Department of Environmental Health and Safety, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Legal Medicine, Department of Environmental Health and Safety, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Legal Medicine, Department of Environmental Health and Safety, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.,Forensic Science Laboratory, Hyogo Prefectural Police Headquarters, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Legal Medicine, Department of Environmental Health and Safety, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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Novel extraction method using an ISOLUTE PLD+ protein and phospholipid removal column for liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis of 20 psychoactive drugs in postmortem whole blood samples. Forensic Sci Int 2021; 331:111130. [PMID: 34896665 DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2021.111130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2021] [Revised: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A novel sample extraction method using an ISOLUTE PLD+ protein and phospholipid removal column was developed for simultaneous quantification of 20 psychoactive drugs, including antidepressants, antipsychotics, sedative-hypnotics, and amphetamines, in postmortem whole blood samples by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The method showed improvement in extract cleanliness compared with traditional protein precipitation and the QuEChERS extraction method. The method was validated for all analytes; the calibration curves showed good linearity, with r2 values exceeding 0.991. The intra- and interday accuracies and precisions were 87.6-117.5% and 1.0-18.6%, respectively. The recovery efficiencies were in the range of 64.6-96.8%. Matrix effects were observed in the range of 82.6-116.0%. All analytes were stable under different storage conditions. This method was successfully applied in postmortem forensic sample analysis to quantify psychoactive drugs. The method described in the current study will be useful for forensic toxicological investigations.
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Degreef M, Vits L, Berry EM, Maudens KEK, van Nuijs ALN. Quantification of 54 Benzodiazepines and Z-Drugs, Including 20 Designer Ones, in Plasma. J Anal Toxicol 2021; 45:141-153. [PMID: 32507898 DOI: 10.1093/jat/bkaa059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Revised: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Benzodiazepines are widely used in the treatment of sleep and anxiety disorders, as well as epileptic seizures and alcohol withdrawal because of their broad therapeutic index and low cost. Due to their central nervous system depressant effects they are also often implicated in traffic accidents and drug-related intoxications. With an increasing number of designer benzodiazepines used in a recreational setting, there is a need for analytical methods to be able to quantify both the prescribed and designer benzodiazepines. A liquid chromatography-triple quadrupole mass spectrometry method was developed for the quantification of 34 prescribed and 20 designer benzodiazepines in plasma. Different sample preparation strategies, including protein precipitation, liquid-liquid extraction, solid-phase extraction and mini-QuEChERS, were tested. The best recoveries for all compounds of interest were obtained with a liquid-liquid extraction using methyl-tertiary-butyl-ether and 500 μL plasma. The method was fully validated according to the European Medicines Agency guidelines for all compounds, except pivoxazepam, which is included for qualitative purposes only. In-sample stability issues were observed for cloxazolam, both at ambient temperature and during long-term storage at -20°C. Due to the large number of compounds included, the simple and time-efficient sample preparation and the relatively inexpensive instrumentation used, the presented method can be readily implemented in both therapeutic drug monitoring and forensic analyses.
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- Maarten Degreef
- Toxicological Centre, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Toxicological Centre, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Toxicological Centre, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Antwerp, Belgium
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Campêlo JDM, Rodrigues TB, Costa JL, Santos JM. Optimization of QuEChERS extraction for detection and quantification of 20 antidepressants in postmortem blood samples by LC-MS/MS. Forensic Sci Int 2020; 319:110660. [PMID: 33385954 DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2020.110660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Revised: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In this study, a comprehensively optimization of QuEChERS (quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged and safe) method using design of experiments (DOE) was conducted to evaluate the best conditions to obtain the most effective extraction. Liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) analysis was performed to identify and quantify the antidepressants, with electrospray ionization acquired in positive mode. The method was validated for all analytes; the calibration curves were linear from 10-1000ng/mL, with R2>0.98, and with LOD and LOQ defined as 10ng/mL. Method imprecision and bias were less than 14.3% and 18.9%, respectively. Neither carryover nor interferences were observed. Overall, the optimized method was applied in postmortem real sample analysis to quantify the antidepressants. This study showed a viable method that can be applied for routine forensic analysis, with a quick and easy sample preparation and a rapid total run time of 8min for each analysis.
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- Jacqueline de M Campêlo
- Chemistry Department, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, UFRPE, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Campinas Poison Control Center, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Campinas Poison Control Center, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil; Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Chemistry Department, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, UFRPE, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
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Iqbal S, Iqbal MM, Javed M, Bahadur A, Yasien S, Hurr A, Ahmad N, Raheel M, Liu G. Modified QuEChERS extraction method followed by simultaneous quantitation of nine multi-class pesticides in human blood and urine by using GC-MS. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2020; 1152:122227. [PMID: 32603923 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2020.122227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2020] [Revised: 05/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Organophosphate, carbamate and pyrethroid pesticides are the most common insecticides used worldwide. They may cause chronic poisoning in farmers and acute poisoning in homicidal or suicidal cases. The determination of trace levels of these pesticides in human blood and urine is very challenging. This study focuses on a simultaneous quantitation method that was developed and validated for multi-class nine pesticides belonging to organophosphate, carbamate and pyrethroid classes in human blood and urine. Target pesticides were extracted from blood and urine using a modified QuEChERS (Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged and Safe) extraction method. Capillary column DB-35 ms (15 m × 0.25 mm, 0.25 µm) was used for chromatography with a 0.079 ml/min flow rate of carrier gas at constant pressure mode. Quantitation of sulfotep, phorate, carbofuran, chlorpyriphos, profenophos, triazophos, pyriproxyfen, lambda-cyhalothrin and permethrin was performed by mass spectrometer equipped with electron impact ionization source using selected ion monitoring (SIM) mode. The lower and upper limits of quantitation for all nine pesticides were 0.01 mg/L and 2.0 mg/dL respectively. The proposed method was proved to be simple, fast, sensitive, and robust. It has been applied to the analysis of 9 pesticides samples.
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- Shahid Iqbal
- School of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Huizhou University, Huizhou 516007, Guangdong, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, University of Management and Technology Lahore, Pakistan; Department of Toxicology, Punjab Forensic Science Agency Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, University of Management and Technology Lahore, Pakistan.
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- Department of Transdisciplinary Studies, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Seoul 16229, South Korea
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- University College of Pharmacy, University of The Punjab Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Toxicology, Punjab Forensic Science Agency Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, University of Management and Technology Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences, Quetta, Pakistan
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Huizhou University, Huizhou 516007, Guangdong, China.
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Ma JB, Wu HW, Liao YF, Rui QH, Zhu Y, Zhang Y. Application of petal-shaped ionic liquids modified covalent organic frameworks for one step cleanup and extraction of general anesthetics in human plasma samples. Talanta 2020; 210:120652. [PMID: 31987200 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2019.120652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2019] [Revised: 12/08/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Here, the novel petal-shaped ionic liquids modified covalent organic frameworks (PS-IL-COFs) particles have been synthesized by using ionic liquids as modifying agent, which could be beneficial to avoid the aggregation of COFs during the preparation and improve its dispersing performance. The novel PS-IL-COFs particles have been used and evaluated in the one step cleanup and extraction (OSCE) procedure for human plasma prior to the analysis of 3 general anesthetics by liquid chromatography-tandem quadrupole mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). In the OSCE procedure, human plasma samples are directly mixed with extraction solvent and PS-IL-COFs particles, and the extraction and cleanup procedure have been carried out simultaneously. Compared with the Oasis PRiME HLB cartridge method, the OSCE procedure using PS-IL-COFs particles as sorbents is much more effective for the minimization of ion suppression resulted from blood phospholipids. Under optimal conditions, the PS-IL-COFs particles show higher cleanup efficiency of 3 general anesthetics with recoveries in the range of 82.5%-115%. The limits of quantification (LOQs) for propofol, ketamine and etomidate are 0.18 μg/L, 0.15 μg/L and 0.016 μg/L, respectively. Validation results on linearity, specificity, precision and trueness, as well as on the application to analysis of general anesthetics in a case of a 54-year-old female suffered gallstone demonstrate the applicability to clinical studies.
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- Jian-Bo Ma
- HwaMei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315010, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453003, China
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- HwaMei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315010, China
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- HwaMei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315010, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310027, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310027, China.
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Luiz Oenning A, Birk L, Eller S, Franco de Oliveira T, Merib J, Carasek E. A green and low-cost method employing switchable hydrophilicity solvent for the simultaneous determination of antidepressants in human urine by gas chromatography - mass spectrometry detection. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2020; 1143:122069. [PMID: 32213465 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2020.122069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Revised: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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In this study, the use of switchable hydrophilicity solvent with a simple and low-cost lab-made device for the extraction procedure in homogeneous liquid-liquid microextraction is proposed for the first time in the determination of antidepressants in human urine. The antidepressants studied consisted of fluoxetine, amitriptyline, nortriptyline, imipramine, desipramine and sertraline. The optimization of the main parameters that can influence on the extraction efficiency was performed through multivariate approaches. The analytes were separated and identified by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The optimal extraction conditions consisted of using N,N-dimethylcyclohexylamine (DMCHA) as the switchable hydrophilicity solvent (SHS), 500 µL of urine sample previously diluted with ultrapure water at 1:1 ratio (v/v), 200 μL of a mixture of SHS:HCl 6 mol L-1 (1:1 v/v), 600 μL of NaOH 10 mol L-1 and 3 min of extraction time. A volume of 40 µL of diphenylamine at concentration of 500 µg L-1 (20 ng) was used as internal standard. The method developed was in-house validated, providing coefficients of determination higher than 0.995 for all analytes, limits of detection (LOD) from 0.02 to 0.88 µg L-1, limits of quantification (LOQ) from 0.05 to 2.92 µg L-1, relative recoveries of 68 to 102%, intra-day precision from 0.5 to 15.9%, inter-day precision from 4.2 to 19.3%, selectivity and robustness. The method proposed was successfully applied in five human urine samples from a Toxicological Information Center located in Porto Alegre (Brazil). The results demonstrated that the µP-SHS-HLLME approach is highly cost-effective, rapid, simple and environmentally-friendly with satisfactory analytical performance.
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- Anderson Luiz Oenning
- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040900, SC, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmacociências, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre 90050170, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmacociências, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre 90050170, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmacociências, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre 90050170, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmacociências, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre 90050170, RS, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040900, SC, Brazil.
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Furanylfentanyl in whole blood measured by GC–MS/MS after QuEChERS extraction in a fatal case. Forensic Toxicol 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11419-019-00515-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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