Detection of the Duquenois-Levine chromophore in a marijuana sample

Forensic Science International

Volumn 239, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-5

  Jacobs, Alexander D ^a   Steiner, Robert R ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Virginia Department of Forensic Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromophore; Color test; DART TOF; Duquenois Levine; Forensic science

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; CANNABIS; CHLORIDE ION; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; VANILLIN; BENZALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; DRONABINOL; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUQUENOIS-LEVINE CHROMOPHORE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; FRAGMENTATION REACTION; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MOLECULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON AFFINITY; QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETRY; REACTION TIME; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TRIPLE QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETRY; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; COLOR; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PROCEDURES;

ACETALDEHYDE; BENZALDEHYDES; CANNABIS; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; COLOR; DRONABINOL; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84897938827     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2014.02.031     Document Type: Article

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