TY - JOUR
T1 - Development and validation of a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry assay for hair analysis of amphetamine, methamphetamine and methylenedioxy derivatives
AU - Pujadas, Mitona
AU - Pichini, Simona
AU - Poudevida, Sandra
AU - Menoyo, Ester
AU - Zuccaro, Piergiorgio
AU - Farré, Magí
AU - De La Torre, Rafael
PY - 2003/12/25
Y1 - 2003/12/25
N2 - A procedure based on gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) is described for the determination of amphetamine, methamphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, ecstasy), 3,4-methylenedioxyethylamphetamine (MDE or MDEA) and N-methyl-1-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)-2-butanamine (MBDB) in hair. Hair samples were digested with 1M sodium sulfide at 37°C (by shaking for 3h and was kept at room temperature overnight), and extracted with two sequential extraction procedures: liquid-liquid extraction with tert-butyl methyl ether and solid-phase extraction with Bond-Elut Certify columns. Extracted analytes were derivatised with N-methyl-bis(trifluoroacetamide), separated by a 5% phenylmethylsilicone column and determined by a mass spectrometer detector in selected ion monitoring mode. A good reproducibility (intra-assay R.S.D.=1.5-15.7%), accuracy (intra-assay error=2.0-11.7%) and sensitivity (LOD=0.03-0.08ng/mg hair) were attained. The method was successfully applied to the analysis of the proximal (1cm) hair segment to assess recent self-reported use in "ecstasy" consumers. Otherwise, further studies are needed to validate methodology developed in case of amphetamine consumption. © 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
AB - A procedure based on gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) is described for the determination of amphetamine, methamphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, ecstasy), 3,4-methylenedioxyethylamphetamine (MDE or MDEA) and N-methyl-1-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)-2-butanamine (MBDB) in hair. Hair samples were digested with 1M sodium sulfide at 37°C (by shaking for 3h and was kept at room temperature overnight), and extracted with two sequential extraction procedures: liquid-liquid extraction with tert-butyl methyl ether and solid-phase extraction with Bond-Elut Certify columns. Extracted analytes were derivatised with N-methyl-bis(trifluoroacetamide), separated by a 5% phenylmethylsilicone column and determined by a mass spectrometer detector in selected ion monitoring mode. A good reproducibility (intra-assay R.S.D.=1.5-15.7%), accuracy (intra-assay error=2.0-11.7%) and sensitivity (LOD=0.03-0.08ng/mg hair) were attained. The method was successfully applied to the analysis of the proximal (1cm) hair segment to assess recent self-reported use in "ecstasy" consumers. Otherwise, further studies are needed to validate methodology developed in case of amphetamine consumption. © 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
KW - Amphetamine
KW - Derivatization, GC
KW - Methamphetamine
U2 - 10.1016/j.jchromb.2003.09.056
DO - 10.1016/j.jchromb.2003.09.056
M3 - Article
SN - 1570-0232
VL - 798
SP - 249
EP - 255
JO - Journal of Chromatography B: Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences
JF - Journal of Chromatography B: Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences
ER -