PMID- 35022735 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230125 LR - 20230201 IS - 1945-2403 (Electronic) IS - 0146-4760 (Linking) VI - 46 IP - 9 DP - 2023 Jan 24 TI - Qualitative Screening of Amphetamine- and Ketamine-Type Abuse Drugs in Urine Employing Dual Mode Extraction Column by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS-MS). PG - 1045-1052 LID - 10.1093/jat/bkac004 [doi] AB - This manuscript reported a fast and rapid qualitative screening method for abuse drugs in urine by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS-MS). The scope of the abuse drugs under investigation included methamphetamine (MA), amphetamine (AMP), methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), paramethoxymethamphetamine (PMMA), ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, ketamine (KET), deschloroketamine (DCK), 2-fluorodeschloroketamine (2 F-DCK) and deschloro-N-ethylketamine (2-oxo-PCE). The method employed a dual mode extraction (DME) column as a novel clean-up method for the urine matrix. To an aliquot of 0.2 mL urine, internal standards (ISTDs) and 0.4 mL of acidified methanol were added. After vortex and centrifugation, the supernatant was passed through a DME column before LC-MS-MS analysis. Chromatographic separation was achieved with a C18 column by gradient elution. The limits of detection (LODs) for MA, AMP, MDMA, MDA and PMMA were 3 ng/mL, whereas those for ephedrine and pseudoephedrine were 10 ng/mL and those for KET, DCK, 2 F-DCK and 2-oxo-PCE were 1 ng/mL. The matrix effects ranged from -12% to 7% (%CV from 4% to 19%). This method is fit for the intended purpose for forensic toxicology, as well as for forensic analysis of drugs facilitating sexual assault and other criminal acts. CI - (c) The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com. FAU - Wong, George Fai AU - Wong GF AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3643-827X AD - Forensic Science Division, Government Laboratory of Hong Kong, 7/F, Ho Man Tin Government offices, 88 Chung Hau Street, Homantin, Hong Kong. FAU - Lee, Wing-Man AU - Lee WM AD - Forensic Science Division, Government Laboratory of Hong Kong, 7/F, Ho Man Tin Government offices, 88 Chung Hau Street, Homantin, Hong Kong. FAU - Li, Chi-Keung AU - Li CK AD - Forensic Science Division, Government Laboratory of Hong Kong, 7/F, Ho Man Tin Government offices, 88 Chung Hau Street, Homantin, Hong Kong. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - J Anal Toxicol JT - Journal of analytical toxicology JID - 7705085 RN - KE1SEN21RM (N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine) RN - 0 (2-fluorodeschloroketamine) RN - 0 (2-Oxo-PCE) RN - 690G0D6V8H (Ketamine) RN - GN83C131XS (Ephedrine) RN - 9011-14-7 (Polymethyl Methacrylate) RN - 7CUC9DDI9F (Pseudoephedrine) RN - 0 (paramethoxymethamphetamine) RN - 4764-17-4 (3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine) RN - 0 (Illicit Drugs) RN - CK833KGX7E (Amphetamine) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine MH - *Ketamine MH - Chromatography, Liquid MH - Tandem Mass Spectrometry/methods MH - Ephedrine MH - Polymethyl Methacrylate/analysis MH - Pseudoephedrine MH - Substance Abuse Detection/methods MH - *3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine/urine MH - *Substance-Related Disorders MH - *Illicit Drugs MH - Amphetamine/urine EDAT- 2022/01/14 06:00 MHDA- 2023/01/26 06:00 CRDT- 2022/01/13 06:14 PHST- 2021/08/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/12/05 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/01/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/01/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/01/26 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/01/13 06:14 [entrez] AID - 6504780 [pii] AID - 10.1093/jat/bkac004 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Anal Toxicol. 2023 Jan 24;46(9):1045-1052. doi: 10.1093/jat/bkac004.