In vitro metabolism studies on mephedrone and analysis of forensic cases

Drug Testing and Analysis

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 430-438

  Pedersen, Anders Just ^a   Reitzel, Lotte Ask ^a   Johansen, Sys Stybe ^a   Linnet, Kristian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

CYP enzymes; Designer drugs; Forensic toxicology; Mass spectrometry; Mephedrone; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES; DRUG PRODUCTS; ENZYMES; FORENSIC SCIENCE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHYSIOLOGY;

CATHINONE; CYP ENZYME; DESIGNER DRUGS; FORENSICS/ TOXICOLOGIES; HUMAN LIVER; IN-VITRO; MEPHEDRONE; METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; MICROSOMAL PREPARATIONS; WESTERN COUNTRIES;

MASS SPECTROMETRY;

4' METHYLMETHCATHINONE; CYTOCHROME P450 2D6;

ARTICLE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG URINE LEVEL; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; IN VITRO STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 84879025295     PISSN: 19427603     EISSN: 19427611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dta.1369     Document Type: Article

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