Development of a novel immunoassay for herbal cannabis using a new fluorescent antibody probe, “Ultra Quenchbody”

Forensic Science International

Volumn 266, Issue , 2016, Pages 541-548

  Tsujikawa, Kenji ^a   Saiki, Fujio ^b   Yamamuro, Tadashi ^a   Iwata, Yuko T ^a   Abe, Ryoji ^b   Ohashi, Hiroyuki ^b   Kaigome, Rena ^b   Yamane, Kyosuke ^b   Kuwayama, Kenji ^a   Kanamori, Tatsuyuki ^a   Inoue, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF POLICE SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b USHIO INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Drug screening; Fluorescence; Immunoassay; 9 Tetrahydrocannabinol

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; DRONABINOL; FLUORESCENT DYE; METHANOL; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; POLITEF; ULTRA QUENCHBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CANNABINOID;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DRUG SCREENING; DUQUENOIS LEVINE TEST; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FILTRATION; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE INTENSITY REDUCTION RATE; FLUOROPHOTOMETRY; IMMUNOASSAY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SMOKING; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SPICE; TEA; EVALUATION STUDY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

CANNABINOIDS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 84982845391     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.07.022     Document Type: Article

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