Testing human hair for Cannabis. III. rapid screening procedure for the simultaneous identification of delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabinol, and cannabidiol.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_C1718CB30FAC
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
Testing human hair for Cannabis. III. rapid screening procedure for the simultaneous identification of delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabinol, and cannabidiol.
Journal
Journal of Analytical Toxicology
Author(s)
Cirimele V., Sachs H., Kintz P., Mangin P.
ISSN
0146-4760[print], 0146-4760[linking]
Publication state
Published
Issued date
1996
Volume
20
Number
1
Pages
13-16
Language
english
Abstract
delta 9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD), and cannabinol (CBN) are three constituents of the 16 that can be currently isolated from some Cannabis spp plants. Their identification in decontaminated hair can indicate exposure to cannabis. In this study, we propose a rapid, simple, and direct (without derivatization) screening procedure for the simultaneous identification and quantitation of CBD, CBN, and THC in hair of chronic cannabis abusers. Hair samples were washed with methylene chloride, hydrolyzed with sodium hydroxide, extracted with n-hexane-ethyl acetate (9:1, v/v), evaporated to dryness, and injected directly on a gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric system operating in electron-impact mode. THC-d3 was used as the internal standard. Thirty hair samples were tested. CBD was detected 23 times, CBN was detected 22 times, and THC was detected five times. Concentrations ranged from 0.03 to 3.00 ng/mg (mean, 0.44 ng/mg), from 0.01 to 1.07 ng/mg (mean, 0.13 ng/mg), and from 0.1 to 0.29 ng/mg hair (mean, 0.15 ng/mg) for CBD, CBN, and THC, respectively. These results show that this new screening procedure is suitable for the detection of CBD and CBN in the hair of cannabis abusers.
Keywords
Adolescent, Adult, Cannabidiol/analysis, Cannabidiol/chemistry, Cannabinol/analysis, Cannabinol/chemistry, Cannabis/chemistry, Drug Evaluation, Preclinical/methods, Hair/chemistry, Humans, Mass Spectrometry/methods, Sensitivity and Specificity, Substance-Related Disorders, Tetrahydrocannabinol/analysis, Tetrahydrocannabinol/chemistry
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