Analysis of synthetic cannabinoids in herbal blends by means of nano-liquid chromatography

Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis

Volumn 71, Issue , 2012, Pages 45-53

  Merola, Gustavo ^a,b,c   Aturki, Zeineb ^b   D'Orazio, Giovanni ^b   Gottardo, Rossella ^c   Macchia, Teodora ^a   Tagliaro, Franco ^c   Fanali, Salvatore ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Herbal blends; Mass spectrometry; Nano liquid chromatography; Synthetic cannabinoids

Indexed keywords

(1 (2 MORPHOLIN 4 YLETHYL)INDOL 3 YL)NAPHTHALEN 1 YLMETHANONE; (4 METHYL 1 NAPHTHYL)(1 PENTYLINDOL 3 YL)METHANONE; 1 [(5 FLUOROPENTYL) 1H INDOL 3 YL](2 IODOPHENYL)METHANONE; 2 (2 CHLOROPHENYL) 1 (1 PENTYLINDOL 3 YL)ETHANONE; 2 (2 METHOXYPHENYL) 1 (1 PENTYLINDOL 3 YL)ETHANONE; 2,3 DIHYDRO 5 METHYL 3 (MORPHOLINOMETHYL) 6 (1 NAPHTHOYL)PYRROLO[1,2,3 DE][1,4]BENZOXAZINE; 3 (1 NAPHTHOYL) 1 PENTYLINDOLE; 4 METHOXYNAPHTHALEN 1 YL(1 PENTYLINDOL 3 YL)METHANONE; AM 694; CANNABINOID; DRONABINOL; FORMIC ACID; JWH 019; JWH 073; JWH 081; JWH 122; JWH 200; JWH 203; JWH 250; NAPHTHALEN 1 YL(1 BUTYLINDOL 3 YL)METHANONE; NAPHTHALEN 1 YL(1 HEXYLINDOL 3 YL)METHANONE; NAPHTHALEN 1 YL(1 PENTYLINDOL 3 YL)METHANONE; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; ELUTION; HERB; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; LINEAR SYSTEM; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NANOLIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CANNABINOIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; DRONABINOL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SILICON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84866760136     PISSN: 07317085     EISSN: 1873264X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2012.08.008     Document Type: Article

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