title: Rapid GC-MS analysis of methamphetamine and its metabolites in urine--application of a short narrow-bore capillary column to GC-MS.
abstract: A rapid analysis of methamphetamine and its metabolites in urine was performed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) using a short narrow-bore capillary column (NBC) (5 m x 0.1 mm I.D.). For detection, selected ion monitoring (SIM) was performed for the characteristic ions of each of the compounds. The analytes were independently detected within 2 min. Linearity was demonstrated over a range from 25-2500 ng/ml. As an application of this study, a urine sample from a drug-abuse suspect was analyzed. The analytes from the actual sample were detected with reasonable reproducibility. The results indicate the possibility of rapid analysis using a conventional GC-MS with a short NBC at a relatively low inlet pressure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: Seiichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kashimura
authors.forename: Mitsuyoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kageura
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kashiwagi
authors.forename: Aya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miyoshi
authors.forename: Sachiko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ikeda
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008694:Methamphetamine / Q000378:metabolism / Q000652:urine*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D008694:Methamphetamine