title: A study of the analytical behaviour of selected psycho-active drugs using liquid chromatography, ion trap mass spectrometry, gas chromatography and polarography and the construction of an appropriate database for drug characterisation.
abstract: This paper provides analytical chemical information on a range of psycho-active drugs. This analytical chemical information on liquid chromatography-electrospray ionisation-mass spectrometry (HPLC-ESI-MS), ion trap mass spectrometry (ESI-MS(n)), gas chromatography-flame ionisation detection (GLC-FID) and polarographic behaviour is then incorporated into a database which is of use in drug characterisation. Application is found in the determination of selected drug compounds in hair samples.
authors.affiliation: School of Biomedical Science, University of Ulster, Coleraine BT52 1SA, Northern Ireland.
authors.forename: Bernadette
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Doherty
authors.forename: Fionnuala
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
authors.forename: W Franklin
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Smyth
authors.forename: Julian C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Leslie
authors.forename: Venkataraman N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Ramachandran
authors.forename: Neil S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Boyd
authors.forename: Catherine J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Hack
authors.forename: Edmund
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: O'Kane
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McClean