Gas chromatographic method validation for the analysis of major components in illicit heroin seized in Malaysia

Science and Justice

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-16

  Chan, Kar Weng ^a,b   Tan, Guan Huat ^a   Wong, Richard C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b Kemeneterian Sains Teknologi dan Inovasi   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

GC; Heroin; Major components; Method validation; Profiling

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCODEINE; CAFFEINE; CHLOROFORM; CODEINE PHOSPHATE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DIAMORPHINE; METHANOL; MORPHINE; MORPHINE 6 ACETATE; PARACETAMOL; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; DISSOLUTION; DRUG SELECTIVITY; DRUG TRAFFIC; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MALAYSIA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ACETAMINOPHEN; CAFFEINE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; CODEINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; HEROIN; MALAYSIA; MORPHINE; MORPHINE DERIVATIVES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84860415132     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: 18764452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2011.07.005     Document Type: Article

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