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FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL
Volume 260, Issue -, Pages 66-73Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.12.037
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DART-MS; Kanna; Ephedrine; Adulterated supplements; Legal drug alternatives; Sceletium tortuosum
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- University at Albany-State University of New York
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien
- Division Of Chemistry [1429329] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien
- Division Of Chemistry [1310350] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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We demonstrate the utility of direct analysis in real time ionization coupled with high resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometry (DART-HRTOFMS) in revealing the adulteration of commercially available Sceletium tortuosum, a mind-altering plant-based drug commonly known as Kanna. Accurate masses consistent with alkaloids previously isolated from S. tortuosum plant material enabled identification of the products as Kanna, and in-source collision-induced dissociation (CID) confirmed the presence of one of these alkaloids, hordenine, while simultaneously revealing the presence of an adulterant. The stimulant ephedrine, which has been banned in herbal products and supplements, was confirmed to be present in a sample through the use of in-source CID. High-throughput DART-HRTOFMS was shown to be a powerful tool to not only screen plant-based drugs of abuse for psychotropic alkaloids, but also to reveal the presence of scheduled substances and adulterants. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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