Rapid screening and determination of 4-chloroamphetamine in saliva by paper spray-mass spectrometry and capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry

Chih Sheng Jhang, Hsun Lee, Yi San He, Ju Tsung Liu, Cheng Huang Lin*

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Abstract

A novel drug-screening system, consisting of paper spray-MS (PS-MS) and a CE-ESI-MS method was developed. This system can be easily switched either to PS-MS for rapidly screening samples or to the traditional CE-ESI-MS method for separation and to obtain detailed mass spectral information, while sharing the same mass spectrometer. In the former case, when a sharp (15°-tip) chromatography paper was used, the optimized distance from the paper tip to the mass inlet was 7.7 mm, whereas the optimized distance for the CE-ESI tip was ∼13.5 mm. Using 4-chloroamphetamine as a model compound, the LODs for PS-MS and CE-ESI-MS were determined to ∼0.1 and 0.25 ppm, respectively. Comparisons of results obtained using PS-MS and CE-ESI-MS and the experimental conditions are described.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3073-3078
Number of pages6
JournalElectrophoresis
Volume33
Issue number19-20
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012 Oct

Keywords

  • 4-chloro-amphetamine
  • CE-ESI-MS
  • Paper spray

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Clinical Biochemistry

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