PMID- 12658701 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20031119 LR - 20131121 IS - 0173-0835 (Print) IS - 0173-0835 (Linking) VI - 24 IP - 6 DP - 2003 Mar TI - Chiral separation of 3,4-methylenedioxymeth- amphetamine and related compounds in clandestine tablets and urine samples by capillary electrophoresis/fluorescence spectroscopy. PG - 1097-104 AB - The R-(-)- and S-(+)-isomers of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and its metabolite 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) were prepared, identified by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) and then used as standards in a series of capillary electrophoresis (CE) experiments. Using these R-(-)- and S-(+)-isomers, the distribution of (RS)-MDA and (RS)-MDMA stereoisomers in clandestine tablets and suspect urine samples were identified. Several electrophoretic parameters, such as the concentration of beta-cyclodextrin used in the electrophoretic separation and the amount of organic solvents required for the separation, were optimized. FAU - Huang, Yu-San AU - Huang YS AD - Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan. FAU - Liu, Ju-Tsung AU - Liu JT FAU - Lin, Li-Chang AU - Lin LC FAU - Lin, Cheng-Huang AU - Lin CH LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Germany TA - Electrophoresis JT - Electrophoresis JID - 8204476 RN - 0 (Designer Drugs) RN - 0 (Tablets) RN - KE1SEN21RM (N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine) SB - IM MH - Designer Drugs/chemistry/isolation & purification MH - Electrophoresis, Capillary/*methods MH - Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry MH - N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine/analogs & derivatives/*isolation & purification/*urine MH - Spectrometry, Fluorescence/*methods MH - Tablets/*chemistry MH - Urinalysis/*methods EDAT- 2003/03/27 05:00 MHDA- 2003/12/03 05:00 CRDT- 2003/03/27 05:00 PHST- 2003/03/27 05:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2003/12/03 05:00 [medline] PHST- 2003/03/27 05:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/elps.200390128 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Electrophoresis. 2003 Mar;24(6):1097-104. doi: 10.1002/elps.200390128.