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Comprehensive review of the detection methods for synthetic cannabinoids and cathinones

A number of N-alkyl indole or indazole-3-carbonyl analogs, with modified chemical structures, are distributed throughout the world as synthetic cannabinoids. Like synthetic cannabinoids, cathinone analogs are also abused and cause serious problems worldwide. Acute deaths caused by overdoses of these...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Namera, Akira, Kawamura, Maho, Nakamoto, Akihiro, Saito, Takeshi, Nagao, Masataka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Japan 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4525208/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26257831
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11419-015-0270-0
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Sumario:A number of N-alkyl indole or indazole-3-carbonyl analogs, with modified chemical structures, are distributed throughout the world as synthetic cannabinoids. Like synthetic cannabinoids, cathinone analogs are also abused and cause serious problems worldwide. Acute deaths caused by overdoses of these drugs have been reported. Various analytical methods that can cope with the rapid changes in chemical structures are required for routine analysis and screening of these drugs in seized and biological materials for forensic and clinical purposes. Although many chromatographic methods to analyze each drug have been published, there are only a few articles summarizing these analytical methods. This review presents the various colorimetric detections, immunochemical assays, gas chromatographic–mass spectrometric methods, and liquid chromatographic–mass spectrometric methods proposed for the analysis of synthetic cannabinoids and cathinones.