1.Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol and other four components in industrial hemp and its processed products were detected by UPLC and UPLC-MS/MS methods
Yuexin LIU ; Wu WEN ; Qun JIA ; Xinyi LI ; Zhiqiang LU ; Fazhen YANG ; Hong LI
Chinese Journal of Forensic Medicine 2024;39(3):335-338,367
Objective The Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol in the flowers and leaves of industrial hemp plants and hemp processing products was extracted and separated,to establish a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry(LC-MS)qualitative and quantitative test method and a liquid chromatography(LC)quantitative test method for Δ9-THC.Methods The samples were dried naturally and ground,extracted with methanol and analyzed.The ACQUITY UPLC ? BEH C18 column was used.The liquid chromatography was performed on a gradient elution with water and acetonitrile.The detection wavelength was 215 nm and the bandwidth was 4.8 nm.Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry was performed with 0.1%formic acid water and 0.1%formic acid acetonitrile for gradient elution.Electrospray ion source,scanning mode:positive ion mode,multiple characteristic ion pairs for qualitative analysis,and externalstandard curve method for quantitative analysis.Results The linearity of Δ9-THC in the range of 0.001~0.1 mg/mL in liquid chromatography and 5~100 ng/mL in liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry was good,R2 were greater than 0.999.The relative error of the measured values of the liquid chromatography and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry test methods was within±2%,and the precision was less than 2%.Conclusion The method established in this paper can be applied to the detection of Δ9-THC in industrial cannabis plants and cannabis processing products,which can provide technical support for the detection of industrial cannabis plants and cannabis processing products in the laboratory.
2.Collection and detection of airborne etomidate and fentanyl
Xin LIU ; Fazhen YANG ; Dongfang MENG ; Shuai CHANG ; Xiaolan LIU ; Mei LIU
Chinese Journal of Forensic Medicine 2024;39(5):590-595
Objective To explore and establish preliminary methods for sampling,pretreatment,and detection of airborne etomidate and fentanyl.By finding and selecting source-marking molecules of illicit drugs,preliminarily elucidated the source characteristics of airborne etomidate and fentanyl.Methods Etomidate and fentanyl-containing flue gas have been produced via simulated smoking,while the flue gas has been collected through bubbling absorption or filter membrane;The collected PM have been extracted by ethanol for gas chromatography-mass spectrometry(GC-MS)analysis of etomidate,fentanyl and marking molecules(nicotine).Additionally,ultra-high performance liquid chromatography triple quadrupole mass spectrometry(UPLC-MS/MS)have been implemented to quantify concentration of etomidate and fentanyl in PM extraction solution for estimating content of airborne PM-containing etomidate and fentanyl.Results The estimated content of indoor PM-containing etomidate generated from smoking is 750.70 ng/m3,and the estimated content of indoor PM-containing fentanyl is 399.07 ng/m3.Conclusion Under the experimental conditions,the sampling efficiency of PM filtration is higher than that of flue-gas blubbing absorption.Nicotine can serve as a marker for the smoking or thermal-inhaling sources of PM-containing etomidate and fentanyl.The present research provides a new practical case for analyzing the source characteristics of airborne PM-containing illicit drugs.