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Hollow-fiber liquid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry of barbiturates in whole blood samples

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Author(s):
de Almeida, Rafael Menck [1] ; de Lima, Diogenes Saulo [1] ; Seulin, Saskia Carolina [2] ; Leyton, Vilma [2] ; Pasqualucci, Carlos Augusto [2, 3] ; Munoz, Daniel Romero [2] ; Osselton, Michael David [4] ; Yonamine, Mauricio [1]
Total Authors: 8
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Pharmaceut Sci, BR-05508 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med, BR-05508 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Death Verificat Serv, BR-05508 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[4] Bournemouth Univ, Dept Forens & Biol Sci, Poole BH12 5BB, Dorset - England
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: JOURNAL OF SEPARATION SCIENCE; v. 35, n. 23, p. 3361-3368, DEC 2012.
Web of Science Citations: 13
Abstract

Here, we present a method for measuring barbiturates (butalbital, secobarbital, pentobarbital, and phenobarbital) in whole blood samples. To accomplish these measurements, analytes were extracted by means of hollow-fiber liquid-phase microextraction in the three-phase mode. Hollow-fiber pores were filled with decanol, and a solution of sodium hydroxide (pH 13) was introduced into the lumen of the fiber (acceptor phase). The fiber was submersed in the acidified blood sample, and the system was subjected to an ultrasonic bath. After a 5 min extraction, the acceptor phase was withdrawn from the fiber and dried under a nitrogen stream. The residue was reconstituted with ethyl acetate and trimethylanilinium hydroxide. An aliquot of 1.0 mu L of this solution was injected into the gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer, with the derivatization reaction occurring in the hot injector port (flash methylation). The method proved to be simple and rapid, and only a small amount of organic solvent (decanol) was needed for extraction. The detection limit was 0.5 mu g/mL for all the analyzed barbiturates. The calibration curves were linear over the specified range (1.0 to 10.0 mu g/mL). This method was successfully applied to postmortem samples (heart blood and femoral blood) collected from three deceased persons previously exposed to barbiturates. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 09/08314-9 - Postmortem redistribution of psychoactive substances in human biological tissues
Grantee:Mauricio Yonamine
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants