Structure elucidation and identification of a common metabolite for naphthoylindole-based synthetic cannabinoids using LC-TOF and comparison to a synthetic reference standard.

Autor: Lovett DP; HQ Air Force Drug Testing Laboratory, Lackland Air Force Base, TX 78236-5310, USA. dennis.lovett.ctr@us.af.mil, Yanes EG, Herbelin TW, Knoerzer TA, Levisky JA
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Forensic science international [Forensic Sci Int] 2013 Mar 10; Vol. 226 (1-3), pp. 81-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Jan 10.
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.12.012
Abstrakt: The identification of a predominate metabolite found in urine specimens which test positive for naphthoylindole-based synthetic cannabinoids is reported. The presence of this new metabolite was detected at the Air Force Drug Testing Lab Investigations Division during screening analysis for metabolites of JWH-018 and JWH-073, because it shares the same MRM transitions as the JWH-073 N-(3-hydroxybutyl) metabolite. However, the detected peak is chromatographically distinguished from other metabolites due to differences in retention time. This metabolite appears to be a common metabolite for select naphthoylindole-based synthetic cannabinoids that could potentially be used as a common biomarker for their qualitative and quantitative analyses. The new metabolite has been successfully identified as 3-(3-(1-naphthoyl)-1H-indol-1-yl) propanoic acid (1, JWH 072 N-propanoic acid metabolite, Fig. 1) by using various mass spectrometric and liquid chromatographic techniques as well as chemical derivatization. The metabolite identity was confirmed through the comparison of authentic positive urine and a chemically synthesized metabolite standard. Both materials shared the same chromatographic retention time on two separate chromatographic systems, mass fragmentation pattern and exact mass. Full characterization of the synthetic reference material and intermediates by (1)H NMR, (13)C NMR, IR and HRMS was also conducted.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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