Determination of the active principles of Catha Edulis: Quali-quantitative analysis of cathinone, cathine, and phenylpropanolamine

Forensic Science International

Volumn 217, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 87-92

  Gambaro, Veniero ^a   Arnoldi, Sebastiano ^a   Colombo, Maria Laura ^b   Dell'Acqua, Lucia ^a   Guerrini, Katia ^a   Roda, Gabriella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catha Edulis; Cathine; Cathinone; GC FID; GC MS; Phenylpropanolamine

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; CATHINONE; CYCLOHEXANONE; METHANOL; N METHYL N TRIMETHYLSILYL TRIFLUOROACETAMIDE; NORPSEUDOEPHEDRINE; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE; TRIFLUOROACETAMIDE DERIVATIVE; TRIFLUOROACETIC ANHYDRIDE; TRIMETHYLSILYL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR DRYING; ARTICLE; CATHA EDULIS; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED DRYING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERIVATIZATION; EXTRACTION; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY FID SYSTEM; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; MACERATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; PLANT STRUCTURES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; TWIG;

EID: 84858795347     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.09.028     Document Type: Article

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