Issue 21, 2017

Simultaneous determination of γ-hydroxybutyric acid, ibotenic acid and psilocybin in saliva samples by capillary electrophoresis coupled with a contactless conductivity detector

Abstract

The aim of the study was to develop a methodology for the determination of γ-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), ibotenic acid (IBO) and psilocybin (PY) abuse in human saliva. Capillary electrophoresis with a capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detector (CE-C4D) was used with an optimized background electrolyte (BGE) consisting of 17.9 mM L-arginine (Arg), 9.6 mM succinic acid (Suc) and 0.0019% (w/v) hexadimethrine bromide (HDMB) with an adjusted pH of 7.3. Saliva samples were spiked with all three analytes of interest as well as the internal standard, before protein precipitation with acetonitrile (ACN) (1 : 2, v/v, saliva : ACN). The limits of detection (LOD) and quantification (LOQ) in the saliva were 1.5 and 5.0 mg L−1 for GHB, 2.1 and 7.9 mg L−1 for IBO and 3.6 and 12.0 mg L−1 for PY. The intraday precision varied from 0.7% to 8.6% and interday precision from 3.9% to 11.4% for all substances. The overall accuracy and combined recovery were from 95% to 123% and 98% to 103%, respectively. The present study demonstrates that the use of oral fluid as an alternative sample matrix which is easy and fast to collect and prepare, and in combination with a portable CE instrument built in-house, provides rapid and efficient determination of psychoactive substance intoxication.

Graphical abstract: Simultaneous determination of γ-hydroxybutyric acid, ibotenic acid and psilocybin in saliva samples by capillary electrophoresis coupled with a contactless conductivity detector

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
20 Mar 2017
Accepted
20 Apr 2017
First published
27 Apr 2017

Anal. Methods, 2017,9, 3128-3133

Simultaneous determination of γ-hydroxybutyric acid, ibotenic acid and psilocybin in saliva samples by capillary electrophoresis coupled with a contactless conductivity detector

P. Saar-Reismaa, M. Vaher, M. Kaljurand, M. Kulp and J. Mazina-Šinkar, Anal. Methods, 2017, 9, 3128 DOI: 10.1039/C7AY00742F

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