A novel reductive transformation of oxazepam to nordiazepam observed during enzymatic hydrolysis

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 243-251

  Fu, Shanlin ^a   Lewis, John ^a   Wang, Hongjie ^b   Keegan, Jim ^a   Dawson, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL MEASUREMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; GLUCURONIDE; NORDAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM GLUCURONIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CONCENTRATION; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG TRANSFORMATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HELIX POMATIA; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; INCUBATION TIME; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; URINE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELIX POMATIA; PATELLA VULGATA;

BENZODIAZEPINES; GLUCURONIDASE; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; NORDAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 77955905024     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 01464760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/34.5.243     Document Type: Article

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