Elimination of fluconazole interference in gas chromatography/ mass spectrometric confirmation of benzoylecgonine, the major metabolite of cocaine using pentafluoropropionyl derivative

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 511-513

  Dasgupta, Amitava ^a,b   Mahle, Christina ^a   McLemore, Jerri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzoylecgonine; Fluconazole; Forensic science; Pentafluoropropionyl derivative

Indexed keywords

BENZOYLECGONINE; COCAINE;

ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DETERMINATION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NARCOTIC DEPENDENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COCAINE; ENZYME MULTIPLIED IMMUNOASSAY TECHNIQUE; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FLUCONAZOLE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS;

EID: 0030009907     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs13946j     Document Type: Article

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