Abstract
A method is described for the simultaneous determination of 6-monoacetylmorphine (6-MAM), morphine and codeine in post-mortem urine specimens using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with dual ultraviolet spectrophotometric and electrochemical detection. The limits of detection for a 1-ml urine sample were 0.04 mg/l for 6-MAM and 0.05 mg/l for both morphine and codeine. The presence of 6-MAM in urine indicates prior use of heroin and enables differentiation between morphine- and heroin-related deaths.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 152-156 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Chromatography B: Biomedical Sciences and Applications |
| Volume | 617 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 23 Jul 1993 |
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