Identification of some N-hydroxylated metabolites of (±)-3,4- methylenedioxymethamphetamine in horse urine by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Xenobiotica

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1013-1025

  Dumasia, M C ^a  

^a Horseracing Forensic Laboratory Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMINE; BENZODIOXAN DERIVATIVE; BENZODIOXOLE; CATECHOL; GUAIACOL; HYDROXYLAMINE; ISOPROPYLAMINE; N DEMETHYLASE; N HYDROXYAMPHETAMINE; N HYDROXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROPYLAMINE; TRIMETHYLSILYL DERIVATIVE; TRIMETHYLSILYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMETHYLATION; DERIVATIZATION; DRUG CONJUGATION; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG HYDROLYSIS; DRUG HYDROXYLATION; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; DRUG TRANSFORMATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORSE; ION CURRENT; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE DEMETHYLENATION; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; DESIGNER DRUGS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HALLUCINOGENS; HORSES; HYDROLYSIS; IONS; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; OXYGEN; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION;

ANIMALIA; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0242383303     PISSN: 00498254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00498250310001602766     Document Type: Article

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