Analysis of Cannabinoids and Metabolites in Dried Urine Spots (DUS)
| Autor: | Francesca Freni, Luca Morini, Claudia Carelli, Pierangela Grignani, Carlo Previderè, Matteo Moretti, Claudia Vignali, María Cobo-Golpe |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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dried urine spots
THC Pharmaceutical Science Organic chemistry Urine Urinalysis Article Analytical Chemistry Forensic Toxicology QD241-441 Tandem Mass Spectrometry Drug Discovery Healthy volunteers Lc ms ms Humans Physical and Theoretical Chemistry LC-MS/MS THCCOOH Chromatography Spots Chemistry Cannabinoids Selected reaction monitoring Mass spectrometric Quantitative determination Substance Abuse Detection Chemistry (miscellaneous) THCCOOH-gluc Drug addict Molecular Medicine Chromatography Liquid |
| Zdroj: | Molecules Molecules, Vol 26, Iss 5334, p 5334 (2021) Volume 26 Issue 17 |
| ISSN: | 1420-3049 |
| Popis: | Dried urine spots (DUS) represent a potential alternative sample storage for forensic toxicological analysis. The aim of the current study was to develop and validate a liquid chromatographic tandem mass spectrometric procedure for the detection and quantitative determination of cannabinoids and metabolites in DUS. A two-step extraction was performed on DUS and urine samples. An LC-MS/MS system was operated in multiple reaction monitoring and positive polarization mode. The method was checked for sensitivity, specificity, linearity, accuracy, precision, recovery, matrix effects and carryover. The method was applied to 70 urine samples collected from healthy volunteers and drug addicts undergoing withdrawal treatment. The method was successfully developed for DUS. LODs lower than 2.0 ng/mL were obtained for all the monitored substances. All the validation parameters fulfilled the acceptance criteria either for DUS or urine. Among the real samples, 45 cases provided positive results for at least one compound. A good quali-quantitative agreement was obtained between DUS and urine. A good stability of THC, THCCOOH and THCCOOH-gluc was observed after a 24 h storage, in contrast to previously published results. DUS seems to provide a good alternative storage condition for urine that should be checked for the presence of cannabinoids and metabolites. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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