Origin differentiation of a heroin sample and its acetylating agent with 13C isotope ratio mass spectrometry

European Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 277-285

  Zhang, Daming ^a,b   Sun, Wei ^c   Yuan, Zengping ^b   Ju, Huangxian ^a   Shi, Xuejun ^b   Wang, Chonghu ^d  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Beijing Public Security Bureau   (China)

^c PEOPLE S PUBLIC SECURITY UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC SCIENCE   (China)

Author keywords

13C isotope ratio mass spectrometry; Acetylation; Forensic science; Gas chromatography; Heroin; Morphine; Origin differentiation; Stable isotopic ratio mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DIAMORPHINE; MORPHINE;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ACETYLATION; CARBON ISOTOPES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; HEROIN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MORPHINE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 24144490008     PISSN: 14690667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1255/ejms.747     Document Type: Article

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