Quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry screening for synthetic cannabinoids in herbal blends

Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 685-694

  Ibáñez, María ^a   Bijlsma, Lubertus ^a   Van Nuijs, Alexander L N ^b   Sancho, Juan V ^a   Haro, Gonzalo ^c   Covaci, Adrian ^b   Hernández, Félix ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CEU CARDENAL HERRERA   (Spain)

Author keywords

herbal blends; legal highs; liquid chromatography; screening; synthetic cannabinoids; time of flight mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; DIAGNOSIS; HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PLASTIC CONTAINERS; POLYMER BLENDS; SCREENING;

COLLISION INDUCED DISSOCIATION; LEGAL HIGHS; PROTONATED MOLECULES; QUADRUPOLE TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; REFERENCE STANDARD; SYNTHETIC CANNABINOIDS; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; ULTRA HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY (UHPLC);

MASS SPECTROMETRY;

CANNABINOID DERIVATIVE; JWH 019; JWH 081; JWH 203; JWH 250; SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRUPOLE TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 84878498899     PISSN: 10765174     EISSN: 10969888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jms.3217     Document Type: Article

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