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  • Determination of cocaine, benzoylecgonine, cocaethylene and norcocaine in human hair using solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometric detection.

Determination of cocaine, benzoylecgonine, cocaethylene and norcocaine in human hair using solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometric detection.

Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences (2007-10-24)
Christine Moore, Cynthia Coulter, Katherine Crompton
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A quantitative analytical procedure for the determination of cocaine, benzoylecgonine and cocaethylene and norcocaine in hair has been developed and validated. The hair samples were washed, incubated, and any drugs present were quantified using mixed mode solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometric detection in positive atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mode. For confirmation, two transitions were monitored and one ion ratio was determined, which was within 20% of that of the known calibration standards. The monitoring of the qualifying transition and requirement for its presence within a specific ratio to the primary ion limited the sensitivity of the assay, particularly for benzoylecgonine, however, the additional confidence in the final result as well as forensic defensibility were considered to be of greater importance. Even with simultaneous monitoring, the concentrations proposed by the United States Federal guidelines for hair analysis were achieved. The limits of quantitation were 50 pg/mg; the limit of detection was 25 pg/mg. The intra-day precision of the assays at 100 pg/mg (n=5) was 1.3%, 8.1%, 0.8% and 0.4%; inter-day precision 4.8%, 9.2%, 15.7% and 12.6% (n=10) for cocaine, benzoylecgonine, cocaethylene and norcocaine, respectively. The methods were applied to both proficiency specimens and to samples obtained during research studies in the USA.

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Norcocaine hydrochloride solution, 1.0 mg/mL in acetonitrile (as free base), ampule of 1 mL, certified reference material, Cerilliant®