A simple HPLC-DAD method for the detection and quantification of psychotropic mitragynine in Mitragyna speciosa (ketum) and its products for the application in forensic investigation

Forensic Science International

Volumn 226, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 183-187

  Parthasarathy, Suhanya ^a   Ramanathan, Surash ^a   Murugaiyah, Vikneswaran ^b   Hamdan, Mohammad Razak ^a   Mohd Said, Mohd Ikram ^c   Lai, Choon Sheen ^a   Mansor, Sharif Mahsufi ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

HPLC DAD; Ketum drink; Ketum extracts; Mitragyna speciosa; Mitragynine

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; ALKALOID; FORMIC ACID; MITRAGYNA SPECIOSA EXTRACT; MITRAGYNINE; OPIATE RECEPTOR; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MITRAGYNA; MITRAGYNA SPECIOSA; PLANT IDENTIFICATION; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

EID: 84875624369     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.01.014     Document Type: Article

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