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Determination of 11-nor-9-carboxy-△9-tetrahydrocannabinol(THCCOOH) in human urine by solid-phase extraction and GC/MS
Analytical Science and Technology / Analytical Science and Technology, (P)1225-0163; (E)2288-8985
2006, v.19 no.5, pp.441-448
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(2006). Determination of 11-nor-9-carboxy-△9-tetrahydrocannabinol(THCCOOH) in human urine by solid-phase extraction and GC/MS. Analytical Science and Technology, 19(5), 441-448.
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Abstract
11-nor-9-carboxy-<TEX>${\Delta}^9$</TEX>-tetrahydrocannabinol (THCCOOH) is the major metabolite of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) which is the primary psychoactive component of marijuana. It is also the target analyte for the discrimination marijuana use. A method using solid-phase extraction (SPE) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) was developed for the determination of THCCOOH in human urine. Urine samples (3 mL) were extracted by SPE column with a cation exchange cartridge after basic hydrolysis. The eluents were then evaporated, derivatized, and injected into the GC/MS. The limits of detection (LOD) and quantitation (LOQ) were 0.4 and 1.2 ng/mL, respectively. The response was linear with a correlation coefficient of 0.999 within the concentration range of 1.2 (LLE 1.3)~50.0 ng/mL. The precision and accuracy were stable within 1.20% and the recovery was 83.6~90.7%. The recovery of SPE method was lower than that of liquid-liquid extraction (LLE), but there were no apparent differences in LOD, LOQ, precision and accuracy between the two methods. While SPE method is used as a very effective and rapid procedure for sample pretreatment, and clean extracts, LLE method was not suitable for the extraction procedure of THCCOOH in urine. The applicability of the method was proven by analyzing a urine samples from a marijuana abusers.
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- THCCOOH, LLE, SPE, GC/MS, Urine
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