Formation of an interfering substance, 3,4-dimethyl-5-phenyl-1,3- oxazolidine, during a pseudoephedrine urinalysis

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 898-901

  Lewis, Russell J ^a   Huffine, Edwin F ^b   Chaturvedi, Arvind K ^a   Canfield, Dennis V ^a   Mattson, Jerry ^c  

^a CIVIL AEROSPACE MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis; Artifact; Forensic science; Forensic toxicology; Oxazolidine; Pseudoephedrine

Indexed keywords

EPHEDRINE DERIVATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; OXAZOLIDINE DERIVATIVE;

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SCREENING TEST; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0033935584     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14794j     Document Type: Article

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