Determination of amphetamine-derived designer drugs in human urine by SPE extraction and capillary electrophoresis with mass spectrometry detection

J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2005 Jan 5;814(1):93-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2004.10.010.

Abstract

In recent years, a number of newer designer drugs have entered the illicit drug market. The methylenedioxy-derivates of amphetamine represent the largest group of designer drugs. This paper describes a method for screening for and quantification of ten 2,5-methylenedioxy-derivates of amphetamine and phenylethylamine in human urine, using capillary electrophoresis coupled to electrospray ionisation-mass spectrometry (CE-ESI-MS). Prior to CE-MS analysis, a simple solid-phase extraction (SPE) was used for sample cleanup. The method was validates according to international guidelines.

Publication types

  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Amphetamines / urine*
  • Designer Drugs / analysis*
  • Electrophoresis, Capillary / methods*
  • Humans
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / methods*

Substances

  • Amphetamines
  • Designer Drugs