Rapid detection by direct analysis in real time-mass spectrometry (DART-MS) of psychoactive plant drugs of abuse: The case of Mitragyna speciosa aka "Kratom"

Forensic Science International

Volumn 242, Issue , 2014, Pages 210-218

  Lesiak, Ashton D ^a   Cody, Robert B ^b   Dane, A John ^b   Musah, Rabi A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b JEOL USA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

DART MS; Forensic analysis; Kratom; Legal drug alternatives; Mass spectrometry; Mitragyna speciosa

Indexed keywords

7 HYDROXYMITRAGYNINE; ACETONE; AJMALICINE; CORYNOXEINE; EPICATECHIN; KRATOM; MITRAGYNA SPECIOSA EXTRACT; MITRAGYNINE; MITRAPHYLLINE; PAYNANTHEINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; RHYNCHOPHYLLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 7-HYDROXYMITRAGYNINE; INDOLE ALKALOID; PLANT EXTRACT; RAUWOLFIA ALKALOID;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DATURA FEROX; DATURA INNOXIA; DATURA WRIGHTII; DIRECT ANALYSIS IN REAL TIME MASS SPECTROMETRY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG STRUCTURE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; LEGAL EVIDENCE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MITRAGYNA; MITRAGYNA SPECIOSA; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; CHEMISTRY; PROCEDURES;

INDOLE ALKALOIDS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MITRAGYNA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SECOLOGANIN TRYPTAMINE ALKALOIDS;

EID: 84905383411     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2014.07.005     Document Type: Article

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