PMID- 12819848
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20030930
LR  - 20160512
IS  - 1618-2642 (Print)
IS  - 1618-2642 (Linking)
VI  - 376
IP  - 4
DP  - 2003 Jun
TI  - 15N isotopic analyses: a powerful tool to establish links between seized 
      3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) tablets.
PG  - 486-90
AB  - In this study the (15)N/(14)N isotopic ratios of 43 samples of 
      3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) samples were measured using Gas 
      Chromatography-Combustion-Isotope-Ratio Mass Spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS). The 
      results show a large discrimination between samples with a range of delta(15)N 
      values between -16 and +19 per thousand. Comparison between delta(15)N values and 
      other physical and chemical parameters shows a strong relationship between 
      delta(15)N and brand logo or composition. Thus, it could be assumed that tablets 
      from different seizures probably originated from the same clandestine 
      manufacturing source. Hence, (15)N isotopic parameters provide an important 
      additional tool to establish common origins between seizures of clandestine 
      synthetic drugs.
FAU - Palhol, Fabien
AU  - Palhol F
AD  - Laboratoire des Douanes de Paris, 1 rue G. Vicaire, 75141, Paris Cedex 03, 
      France. fpalhol@wanadoo.fr
FAU - Lamoureux, Catherine
AU  - Lamoureux C
FAU - Naulet, Norbert
AU  - Naulet N
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20030329
PL  - Germany
TA  - Anal Bioanal Chem
JT  - Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry
JID - 101134327
RN  - 0 (Designer Drugs)
RN  - 0 (Nitrogen Isotopes)
RN  - 0 (Tablets)
RN  - KE1SEN21RM (N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine)
SB  - IM
MH  - Designer Drugs/*analysis
MH  - Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
MH  - N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine/*analysis
MH  - Nitrogen Isotopes
MH  - Reproducibility of Results
MH  - Tablets
EDAT- 2003/06/24 05:00
MHDA- 2003/10/01 05:00
CRDT- 2003/06/24 05:00
PHST- 2002/11/04 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2003/01/10 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2003/01/22 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2003/06/24 05:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2003/10/01 05:00 [medline]
PHST- 2003/06/24 05:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1007/s00216-003-1849-6 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Anal Bioanal Chem. 2003 Jun;376(4):486-90. doi: 10.1007/s00216-003-1849-6. Epub 
      2003 Mar 29.