Mariana Smidt, Marcos Frank Bastiani, Roberta Zilles Hahn, Lilian de Lima Feltraco Lizot, Amanda Pacheco Bondan, Giovana Piva Peteffi, Náthaly Cbf Dos Santos, José Luiz da Costa, Rafael Lanaro, Rafael Linden
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Aim: Identifying drugs of abuse and their metabolites in plasma is vital in both forensic and clinical toxicology. While the QuEChERS (Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged and Safe) method offers an efficient approach to sample preparation, its application is complex due to the wide-ranging properties of target analytes and the challenges posed by biological matrix interferences. This study aims to develop a microQuEChERS approach for the quantification of 14 drugs of abuse and metabolites utilizing minimal sample and solvent volumes.Methods: The microQuEChERS method involved using 10 μl plasma samples, 25 mg of a salt mixture and 150 μl of acetonitrile. Extracts were analyzed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), with a 7.5 min run. The assay was validated according to bioanalytical guidelines.Results: The accuracy was 96.8-112.4%. The within-assay precision was within 2.0-8.9% and the between-assay precision was within 3.2-8.2%. Matrix effects were found to range from -5.7 to 13.5%. The extraction yield was higher than 74.7%.Conclusion: This study described a microQuEChERS sample preparation approach for determining drugs of abuse and metabolites using plasma microsamples and LC-MS/MS. The approach is efficient, environmentally friendly and suitable for scenarios with limited amounts of biological samples.
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Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance.
Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.