The detection of the urinary metabolites of 3-[(adamantan-1-yl)carbonyl]-1-pentylindole (AB-001), a novel cannabimimetic, by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Drug Testing and Analysis

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 519-524

  Grigoryev, Andrej ^a   Kavanagh, Pierce ^b   Melnik, Aleksandra ^a  

^a Bureau of Forensic Medical Expertise   (Russian Federation)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

AB 001; Cannabimimetic; GC MS; Herbal mixture; Metabolite

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES; DRUG PRODUCTS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROXYLATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

AB-001; ADAMANTANES; CANNABIMIMETIC; GASCHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GC-MS; HERBAL MIXTURES; IRELAND; MONITORING CENTERS; URINARY METABOLITES; [CARBONYL;

METABOLITES;

3 [(ADAMANTAN 1 YL)CARBONYL] 1 PENTYLINDOLE; AB 001; CANNABIS DERIVATIVE; ILLICIT DRUG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICOKINETICS;

EID: 84863104962     PISSN: 19427603     EISSN: 19427611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dta.350     Document Type: Article

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