Screening and confirmation methods for GHB determination in biological fluids

ASME Ingels, SMR Wille, N Samyn… - Analytical and …, 2014 - Springer
The purpose of this review is to provide a comprehensive overview of reported methods for
screening and confirmation of the low-molecular-weight compound and drug of abuse …

Trends in bioanalytical methods for the determination and quantification of club drugs: 2000–2010

SD Brown, TC Melton - Biomedical chromatography, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The term 'club drug'can be loosely defined as any substance used to enhance social
settings. Such drugs are commonly found at raves or similar all‐night dance parties and …

Determination of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid in dried blood spots using a simple GC-MS method with direct “on spot” derivatization

ASME Ingels, WE Lambert, CP Stove - Analytical and bioanalytical …, 2010 - Springer
The objective of this study was the development of an accurate and sensitive method for the
determination of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) in dried whole blood samples using a …

Concise analysis of γ-hydroxybutyric acid in beverages and urine by capillary electrophoresis with capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection using 4-(2 …

Y Li, L Wang, M Qian, S Qi, L Zhou, Q Pu - Journal of Chromatography A, 2022 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT γ-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), a neurotransmitter or neuromodulator in the
human central nervous system, is often abused in drug-facilitated sexual assaults due to its …

Forensic chemistry

S Bell - Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry, 2009 - annualreviews.org
Forensic chemistry is unique among chemical sciences in that its research, practice, and
presentation must meet the needs of both the scientific and the legal communities. As such …

Endogenous γ-hydroxybutyric acid concentrations in saliva determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

G De Paoli, KM Walker… - Journal of analytical …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Endogenous γ-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) concentrations in blood and urine are well
documented, but there are very little data on natural levels in saliva, a biological matrix …

Sensitive determination of phenylarsenic compounds based on a dual preconcentration method with capillary electrophoresis/UV detection

P Li, B Hu - Journal of Chromatography A, 2011 - Elsevier
A novel method based on off-line hollow fiber based liquid liquid liquid microextraction (HF-
LLLME) combined with on-column anion selective exhaustive injection (ASEI)-capillary …

The detection of multiple illicit street drugs in liquid samples by direct analysis in real time (DART) coupled to Q-orbitrap tandem mass spectrometry

TH Chen, HY Hsu, SP Wu - Forensic science international, 2016 - Elsevier
Direct analysis in real time coupled to Q-orbitrap tandem mass spectrometry (DART-MS)
without requiring preparatory procedures was used to directly detect trace amounts of illegal …

Determination of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid in serum and urine by headspace solid-phase dynamic extraction combined with gas chromatography–positive chemical …

D Lenz, L Kröner, MA Rothschild - Journal of Chromatography A, 2009 - Elsevier
Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid is an emerging drug of abuse. Beside relaxation and euphoria it
causes hypnosis and unconsciousness. Therefore the substance is misused as recreational …

Electrochemical sensor of 4-aminobutyric acid based on molecularly imprinted electropolymer

X Zheng, R Lin, X Zhou, L Zhang, W Lin - Analytical Methods, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
A simple and effective procedure based on a molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) was
developed for preparing a selective 4-aminobutyric acid (4-ABA) sensor. The sensitive layer …