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Determination of Ketamine, Methamphetamine, and 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine from Human Urine by Capillary Electrophoresis with Ultra-Violet Detection
Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Research (2006)
  • Stacy D. Brown
  • C. Cheung
Abstract
Since the 1980s, club drugs have been used to enhance sociability at gatherings such as raves and parties, and
many of these drugs have been associated with drug-facilitated sexual assaults. A novel, sensitive, accurate, and reproducible CE-UV method was developed targeting three common club drugs: methamphetamine,
3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, and ketamine. The capillary electrophoresis system was a Beckman P/ACE m5000 System with a 50pm i.d. uncoated fused-silica capillary regulated at a constant 25°C. The amount of each drug is quantitated in the range of 25-300 pg/ml using UV detection at 214nm. The method accommodates an unfiltered human urine sample and separation of the drugs from matrix peaks is facilitated by a 0.05 M phosphate run buffer at pH 3.0, a run voltage of 30 kV, and methanol as an organic modifier. This bioanalytical method requires minimal sample preparation and sample volume and has a run time of less than 7 minutes.
Keywords
  • Methylenedioxymethamphetamine,
  • Ketamine,
  • 4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine,
  • Human Urine,
  • Capillary Electrophoresis,
  • Ultra-Violet Detection
Publication Date
January 1, 2006
Publisher Statement
This document was published with permission by the journal. It was originally published in the Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Research.
Citation Information
Stacy D. Brown and C. Cheung. "Determination of Ketamine, Methamphetamine, and 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine from Human Urine by Capillary Electrophoresis with Ultra-Violet Detection" Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Research Vol. 5 Iss. 4 (2006) p. 181 - 184 ISSN: 1541-6003
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/stacy-brown/11/