The detection of psilocin in human urine.
J Forensic Sci
; 46(3): 627-30, 2001 May.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11373000
ABSTRACT
Pharmacokinetic studies of psilocybin in humans have shown the rapid dephosphorylation of psilocybin to psilocin with further conversion to 4-hydroxy-tryptophole (4HT) and 4-hydroxyindole-3-acetic acid (4HIAA) in plasma. Our study shows that psilocin also undergoes conjugation and can be found in the urine as the psilocin-glucuronide conjugate. Recoveries after enzymatic hydrolysis of the urine with beta-glucuronidase (Helix Pomatia or E. Coli) when compared to non-hydrolyzed urine confirmed the presence of the glucuronide. Detection of psilocin from hydrolyzed and extracted samples was optimized for GC/MS by derivatization with MSTFA. The method developed allows for the detection of psilocin in urine with a limit of quantitation of 10 ng/mL, based on 5 mL of spiked urine. Using this method, our laboratory has confirmed the presence of psilocin in 6 out of 8 urine samples, with concentrations ranging from 10 ng/mL to greater than 200 ng/mL. Before implementation of the hydrolysis and derivatization steps, our limit of detection was 200 ng/mL, based on spiked urine standards. No case samples were positive without hydrolysis and derivatization.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Psilocybin
/
Hallucinogens
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Forensic Sci
Year:
2001
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Estados Unidos