... mg/mL), and kept airtightly
in a refrigerator. A 5-µL volume of the above solution is placed using a microsyringe in a
glass vial containing 1 mL of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), capped airtightly and ... vapor in the vial is drawn into a glass tuberculin syringe
with a 25 G × 1″ needle (0.50 × 25 mm, Terumo, Tokyo, Japan and other manufac turers)
and rapidly injected into GC.
iv. Quantitation: ... containing isoamyl nitrite as
a main component.
b) In the commercial products of an alkyl nitrite, small amounts of corresponding alkyl alco-
hol, the decomposition product, are contained. Since...
... stockpiling and use are being prohibited by the CWC international treaty as
a chemical weapon together with those of sarin and soman. In addition, even material com-
pounds for VX synthesis are being ... AT (1999) Principle of Toxicology – Science of Poisons. Jiho Inc., Tokyo, pp 131–173 (in Japanese)
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dent surprised the whole world with a shock and anxiety.
VX is easily hydrolyzed under alkaline conditions, and...
...
axis.
194 Cannabinoids and their metabolites
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Reagents and...
... or dihydrocodeine is commonly included in over-the-counter
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> Figure 3.1 shows metabolic pathways of morphine, heroin and codeine. Since morphine
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⊡ Table 5.1
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inorganic nitrite 649
inorganic poisons 637
interface 40
International Normalized
Ratio 605
intratracheal contents 168
intratracheal gas 161, 162
in vitro interval 218
iodoplatinate reagent
225,...
... times of his ingestion and death. In addi-
tion, the ratios of cocaine to BE in blood andin the brain, and the brain-to-blood ratios of
cocaine and BE were compared with those described in literature ... extraction
a
and GC/MS analysis for cocaine and its main
metabolites, such as ecgonine methyl ester ( EME) and benzoylecgonine ( BE), in urine and
blood, are presented; a fatal cocaine poisoning case, ... e ratios increased according to the increase in time
interval between the inhalation and samplings [13–15]. In the present case, the ratio counted
6.3, suggesting a relatively short period...
... Figure 5.2
223
In two autopsy cases of pentazocine poisoning, its concentrations were 9.2 and 3.3 µg/mL in
blood, 43 and 34 µg/g in the liver, and not detectable and 4.5 µg/mL in urine, respectively ... 285 plus 217 (pentazocine) were used at the retention times of 3–7 min and 7–8 min, respectively. The amount of pentazocine
and IS spiked into 1 mL of blank whole blood or urine was equally 50 ng.
⊡ ... being analyzed by GC
[1–4], HPLC [5–7] and GC/MS [8]. In this chapter, a simple method for GC/MS analysis of
pentazocine in human whole blood and urine is presented.
Structures of pentazocine...
... methamphetamine. However, in
recent years, it has been increasing markedly; 3,500 tablets of LSD were seized in 1996, while
53,043 tablets in 2000 (about 15-fold increase), arousing a serious concern ... obtained by oral administration of as small as 20–75 µg of LSD. e ab-
sorption of LSD from the digestive tract is rapid and distinct visual hallucination takes place
45 min–1 h a er oral intake ... contain LSD, the drug is extracted by adding 1 %
tartaric acid aqueous solution and by shaking it for 5 min. is procedure is repeated six times
and the tartarate extract solutions are combined....
... determination of amphetamine, methamphetamine,
3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, and 3,4-methylenedioxyethyl-
amphe tamine in urine by solid-phase extraction and ... catecholamine (including serotonin) release and blockade of reuptake
resulting in cardiac and central nervous system e ects [15]. e e ects of MDMA vary depend-
ing on its doses, frequency and duration ... the Greek and Latin origins; “en”, “gen” and
“tactus” mean “within”, “produce” and “touch”, respectively. erefore, the word means “to
produce a touching within” [1].
b) MDA, MDMA and MDEA...
... dichloromethane containing cyclized GHB is more than 100 µL
in the vial, the proportion of dichloromethane gas, being contained in the headspace vapor
to be injected a er heating, becomes too ... of
GHB is slower in cerebrospinal uid, vitreous humor and urine than in blood. Villain et al.
[21] and Elliott [31] have tentatively set positive cuto limits of GHB at 50 and 30 µg/mL
for ... [21] and CE [22]. In this
chapter, a detailed procedure for simple GC/MS analysis of PCP in blood and urine is pre-
sented.
Structures of PCP and pethidine (IS).
⊡ Figure 8.1
Reagents and their...
... also in-
cluded in this chapter.
GC/MS analysis
Reagents and their preparation
• Amitriptyline, carbamazepine, clomipramine, desipramine, imipramine, maprotiline, mi-
anserin, nortriptyline and ... reuptake of norepinephrine and
serotonin and by accerelating the release of them at synaptic terminals of neurons in the brain.
As characteristic structures of such drugs showing antidepressive ... tricyclic and tetracyclic antidepressants and carbamazepine obtained by GC/MS. A:
amitriptyline, B: mianserin, C: nortriptyline, D: imipramine, E: desipramine, F: promethazine (IS),
G: setiptiline,...
... time use.
i) Since proteins are usually eluted within 5 min, the eluate is not introduced into MS, but
drained outside during this period. A er this time, the valve is switched to introduce clean ... residue is dissolved in 50 µL methanol and a 2-µL aliquot is injected into GC/MS
e
.
Assessment and some comments on the method
e recovery rates of the drugs from blood and urine were not less ... brotizolam.
⊡ Figure 4.1
GC/MS analysis of benzodiazepines in blood and urine
287
In the analysis of benzodiazepines by GC and GC/MS, the decomposition of drugs due to
heat frequently takes place. ...