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Spectrophotometric Method Development And Validation For Methamphetamine In Human Urine

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Last updated: 08 Feb 2025

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Analytical chemistry

Abstract

Introduction: Methamphetamine (Meth) is a synthetic stimulant used as main component in many illegal drugs. its abusive use, moreover, can lead to immunodeficiency and neuropsychiatric disorders. Semi-permanent Meth abuse from repeated use from drug resistance and psychological dependence. Aim of work: Work aimed to development of a simple, sensitive and rapid spectrophotometric method for estimation of Meth in human urine. Methodology: The proposed method is based on the formation of an enamine which produced from (addition–condensation reaction) between meth and acetaldehyde then enamine react with sodium nitroprusside to produce an immonium intermediate. The intermediate subsequently reacts with water to form the blue complex. Results: The extraction recovery of Meth was 86.75%. The calibration curves were linear (r2 =1) in from 1 to 100 µg/ml. Limits of detection and quantification were 0.5 and 1 µg /ml respectively. Intra- and inter-assay precision was within 3.21–11.57% and 0.91–2.89% respectively. Intra- and inter-assay accuracy was within 1.68 to 3.75% and 0.69 to 1.15% respectively. Conclusion: Validation for the studied results indicate that the used method for Meth analysis can be successfully applied for its valid determination in screened positive urine for amphetamines.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2024.290887.9743

Keywords

urine screening, Methamphetamine, spectrophotometric method, validation

Authors

First Name

Nour

Last Name

Abouzied

MiddleName

Fadel

Affiliation

Chemist at clinical toxicology laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag university, Sohag, Egypt

Email

nourfadel2016@yahoo.com

City

Sohag

Orcid

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First Name

Rania

Last Name

Radwan

MiddleName

Ahmed

Affiliation

assistant professor of forensic medicine and clinical toxicology, faculty of medicine, sohag university, Egypt

Email

rania_ahmed@med.sohag.edu.eg

City

sohag

Orcid

-

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Mora

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

Email

ahmedmora78@azhar.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

Ali

Last Name

Hassan

MiddleName

M

Affiliation

Chemistry Department Al-Azhar University Faculty of Science, Egypt, Cairo

Email

alimhassanuk@yahoo.co.uk

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0001-9509-9266

Volume

67

Article Issue

13

Related Issue

46555

Issue Date

2024-12-01

Receive Date

2024-05-20

Publish Date

2024-12-01

Page Start

2,155

Page End

2,160

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_375888.html

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297

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Spectrophotometric Method Development And Validation For Methamphetamine In Human Urine

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08 Feb 2025