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Detection of amfepramone and its metabolite cathinone in human hair: Application to a uthentic cases of amfepramone use
Drug Testing and Analysis ( IF 2.9 ) Pub Date : 2021-08-17 , DOI: 10.1002/dta.3149
Huan Yang 1, 2 , Xin Wang 2 , Mengxi Liu 1, 2 , Hongxiao Deng 2 , Miao Yu 1 , Ping Xiang 2
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In recent years, overseas anti-obesity drugs including amfepramone have flowed into China through the internet or personal import by travelers. Amfepramone is controlled in China and is not available as a pharmaceutical product. It is obtainable either through the internet or imported by individuals across the border. The abuse of amfepramone is causing serious health problems. A method for the detection and quantification of amfepramone and its metabolite cathinone in human hair was developed and fully validated using liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS). Approximately 10 mg of hair was weighed and pulverized with extraction solvent (a mixture of methanol: acetonitrile: 2 mM ammonium formate [pH 5.3] [25:29:46, v/v/v]). The limit of detection (LOD) and the limit of quantitation (LOQ) were 5 and 10 pg/mg, respectively. The method was linear over a concentration range from 10 to 10,000 pg/mg. The accuracy varied from −9.3% to 2.3%, with acceptable intra- and inter-day precision. The validated method was successfully applied to 17 authentic cases. The amfepramone concentrations ranged from 11.7 to 209 pg/mg, with a median of 30.2 pg/mg, and the hair cathinone concentrations ranged from 11.9 to 507 pg/mg, with a median of 54.0 pg/mg. This is the first report of amfepramone concentrations in human hair from amfepramone users. Cathinone can be incorporated into hair after amfepramone use.
更新日期:2021-08-17
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