Quantification of MDMA and MDA in abusers' hair samples by semi-micro column HPLC with fluorescence detection

Biomedical Chromatography

Volumn 20, Issue 6-7, 2006, Pages 622-627

  Nakamura, Shinichi ^a   Tomita, Mamoru ^a,b   Wada, Mitsuhiro ^a   Chung, Heesun ^c   Kuroda, Naotaka ^a   Nakashima, Kenichiro ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b Forensic Science Laboratory   (Japan)

^c National Institute of Scientific Investigation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)3,4 methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA); 4 (4,5 diphenyl 1H imidazol 2 yl)benzoyl chloride (DIB CI); Hair analysis; Semi micro column HPLC

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; DRUG PRODUCTS; FLUORESCENCE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

1H-IMIDAZOLE; 3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE 3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; 4-(4,5-DIPHENYL-1H-IMIDAZOLE-2-YL)BENZOYL CHLORIDE; BENZOYL CHLORIDES; FLUORESCENCE DETECTION; HAIR ANALYSIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY WITH FLUORESCENCE DETECTIONS; METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; MICRO-COLUMNS; SEMI-MICRO COLUMN HPLC;

METHANOL;

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ACETONITRILE; AMPHETAMINE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; METHAMPHETAMINE; METHANOL; METHYL GROUP; PHENYL GROUP; PROPYLAMINE; REAGENT; TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID; WATER;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; PHASE SEPARATION; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SAMPLE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STANDARD;

EID: 33745880674     PISSN: 02693879     EISSN: 10990801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bmc.670     Document Type: Article

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