ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 6

A Free Zone Capillary Electrophoresis Method for the Quantitation of Common Illicit Drug Samples
Bechtold, EJ
Drug Enforcement Administration, Mid-Atlantic Laboratory, DC

Marché, HL
Drug Enforcement Administration, Mid-Atlantic Laboratory, DC

Walker, JA
Drug Enforcement Administration, Mid-Atlantic Laboratory, DC

Newby, N
Drug Enforcement Administration, Mid-Atlantic Laboratory, DC

(Received 23 October 1995; accepted 14 February 1996)

Abstract

This paper presents a simple quantitative method using capillary electrophoresis (CE) with liquid cooling to analyze commonly seized illicit substances. Fourteen common basic drugs were screened using a 200mM sodium phosphate run buffer. Linearity and reproducibility are shown for cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), and phencyclidine (PCP). Known adulterants and impurities did not interfere with these drug compounds. Comparisons of CE quantitations with results from other laboratory techniques demonstrate the reliable adaptation of CE to the forensic laboratory.

Keywords:
forensic science, street drugs, chemistry, capillary electrophoresis, quantitation, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine lysergic acid diethylamide, phencyclidine

Paper ID: JFS14004J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS14004J
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