title: Reproducibility and quantification of illicit drugs using matrix-assisted ionization (MAI) mass spectrometry.
abstract: Matrix-assisted ionization (MAI) mass spectrometry (MS) is a simple and sensitive method for analysis of low- and high-mass compounds, requiring only that the analyte in a suitable matrix be exposed to the inlet aperture of an atmospheric pressure ionization mass spectrometer. Here, we evaluate the reproducibility of MAI and its potential for quantification using six drug standards. Factors influencing reproducibility include the matrix compound used, temperature, and the method of sample introduction. The relative standard deviation (RSD) using MAI for a mixture of morphine, codeine, oxymorphone, oxycodone, clozapine, and buspirone and their deuterated internal standards using the matrix 3-nitrobenzonitrile is less than 10% with either a Waters SYNAPT G2 or a Thermo LTQ Velos mass spectrometer. The RSD values obtained using MAI are comparable to those using ESI or MALDI on these instruments. The day-to-day reproducibility of MAI determined for five consecutive days with internal standards was better than 20% using manual sample introduction. The reproducibility improved to better than 5% using a mechanically assisted sample introduction method. Hydrocodone, present in a sample of undiluted infant urine, was quantified with MAI using the standard addition method.
authors.affiliation: †MS, LLC., 28 Tenby Chase Drive, Newark, Delaware 19711, United States.|‡Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States.
authors.forename: Shubhashis
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chakrabarty
authors.affiliation: ‡Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States.
authors.forename: Jessica L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: DeLeeuw
authors.affiliation: ‡Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States.
authors.forename: Daniel W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Woodall
authors.affiliation: ‡Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States.
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jooss
authors.affiliation: §Detroit Medical Center: Detroit Hospital, 4201 St. Antoine Street, Detroit, Michigan 48201, United States.
authors.forename: Srinivas B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Narayan
authors.affiliation: †MS, LLC., 28 Tenby Chase Drive, Newark, Delaware 19711, United States.|‡Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States.|∥Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 421 East Canfield, Detroit, Michigan 48201, United States.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Trimpin
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs / Q000652:urine*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization; D013997:Time Factors; D016482:Urinalysis / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs