Rapid detection of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Aspergillus flavus</Emphasis> in rice using biofunctionalized carbon nanotube field effect transistors |
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Authors: | Raquel?A?Villamizar Alicia?Maroto Email author" target="_blank">F?Xavier?RiusEmail author |
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Institution: | 1.Institute of Forensic Toxicology,Kraków,Poland;2.Department of Chemistry,Jagiellonian University,Kraków,Poland |
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Abstract: | Popularity of new psychoactive substances, known as legal highs or herbal highs, is continuously growing. These products are
typically sold via internet and in so-called head shops. The aim of this study was to identify active ingredients of herbal
highs and to compare their chemical composition. Twenty-nine various products seized by the police in one of the “head shops”
were analysed. Herbal mixtures (0.2 g) were prepared by ultrasonic-assisted extraction with 2.0 ml of ethanol for 2 h. The
extracts were analysed by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The main active compounds of the herbal
mixtures were synthetic cannabinoids: JWH-018, JWH-073 and cannabicyclohexanol (CP-47,497-C8-homolog). Their content differed
between the products; some contained only one cannabinoid whereas the others contained two or more. Cluster analysis and principal
component analysis revealed that chemical composition of many products was very similar. The similarity was connected with
their flavour and not the common name. This statement was true for the synthetic cannabinoids, other potential agonists of
cannabinoid receptors (amides of fatty acids) and ingredients of natural origin and confirms that herbal highs are a threat
to human health because the purchaser has no information on their real composition. |
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