Automated extraction of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and N-demethyl-LSD from blood, serum, plasma, and urine samples using the Zymark RapidTrace with LC/MS/MS confirmation

J Forensic Sci. 1998 May;43(3):622-5.

Abstract

A forensic procedure for the quantitative confirmation of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and the qualitative confirmation of its metabolite, N-demethyl-LSD, in blood, serum, plasma, and urine samples is presented. The Zymark RapidTrace was used to perform fully automated solid-phase extractions of all specimen types. After extract evaporation, confirmations were performed using liquid chromatography (LC) followed by positive electrospray ionization (ESI+) mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry (MS/MS) without derivatization. Quantitation of LSD was accomplished using LSD-d3 as an internal standard. The limit of quantitation (LOQ) for LSD was 0.05 ng/mL. The limit of detection (LOD) for both LSD and N-demethyl-LSD was 0.025 ng/mL. The recovery of LSD was greater than 95% at levels of 0.1 ng/mL and 2.0 ng/mL. For LSD at 1.0 ng/mL, the within-run and between-run (different day) relative standard deviation (RSD) was 2.2% and 4.4%, respectively.

MeSH terms

  • Body Fluids / chemistry*
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Forensic Medicine / instrumentation*
  • Forensic Medicine / methods
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / methods
  • Hallucinogens / analysis*
  • Hallucinogens / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Lysergic Acid Diethylamide / analogs & derivatives*
  • Lysergic Acid Diethylamide / analysis*
  • Lysergic Acid Diethylamide / isolation & purification
  • Specimen Handling / methods
  • Substance Abuse Detection / instrumentation*
  • Substance Abuse Detection / methods

Substances

  • Hallucinogens
  • N-demethyllysergic acid diethylamide
  • Lysergic Acid Diethylamide