Alternative method for forensic determination of lysergic acid diethylamide and related compounds in body fluids by liquid-liquid extraction and HPLC with fluorescence detection
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Abstract
An alternative and practical method is described for simultaneous detection and quantification of the potent hallucinogen lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and related compounds in urine and serum samples. The procedure is based on liquid-liquid re-extractian with ethyl acetate and reversed-phase liquid chromatography coupled with fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLD). With detection limits in urine and serum samples of ca 0.07 ng mL-1 for LSD, nor-LSD, and iso-LSD, respectively, the method is well suited to forensic investigations. Application of the method to clinical samples and autopsy material enable selective identification and accurate quantification of LSD and related compounds. Comparison of results with those obtained from an LSD immunoassay (EMIT II) emphasize the need for chromatographic confirmation.
Details
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 89-92 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Chromatographia : an international journal for rapid communication in chromatography and related techniques |
Volume | 60 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2004 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
WOS | 000224100500015 |
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ORCID | /0000-0001-7049-186X/work/142239887 |
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Keywords
- LSD, nor-LSD, and iso-LSD in urine and serum, Column liquid chromatography, Fluorescence detection, Immunoassay screening, Liquid-liquid re-extraction