Determination of dextromethorphan and levomethorphan in seized heroin samples by enantioselective HPLC and electronic CD

Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis

Volumn 81-82, Issue , 2013, Pages 76-79

  Tedesco, Daniele ^a   Di Pietra, Anna Maria ^a   Rossi, Francesca ^a   Garagnani, Marco ^a   Del Borrello, Elia ^a   Bertucci, Carlo ^a   Andrisano, Vincenza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dextromethorphan; Enantioselective HPLC DAD CD method; Levomethorphan; Seized heroin samples

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DIAMORPHINE; DIETHYLAMINE; HEXANE; LEVOMETHORPHAN; MORPHINAN DERIVATIVE; MORPHINE; RACEMETHORPHAN; STREET DRUG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DILUTION; ELUTION; ENANTIOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; FLOW RATE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY ULTRAVIOLET DIODE ARRAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DRUG OVERDOSE; HEROIN; HUMANS; STEREOISOMERISM; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 84877013089     PISSN: 07317085     EISSN: 1873264X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2013.03.024     Document Type: Article

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