Current Role and Potential of Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry in Biomedical Research and Clinical Applications.

Mass-spectrometry-based assays nowadays play an essential role in biomedical research and clinical applications. There are different types of commercial mass spectrometers on the market today, and triple quadrupole (QqQ) is one of the time-honored systems. Here, we overview the main areas of QqQ applications in biomedicine and assess the current level, evolution, and trends in the use of QqQ in these areas.

[The detection of the 25B-NBOMe derivative of phenylethylamine in the biological material].

This article is focused on the conditions for the detection and identification of 2-[4-bromo-2.5-dimethoxyl]-N-[(2-methoxyphenyl)methyl] ethamine (25B-NBOMe) and its major metabolites by the combination of the HPLC/MS/MS techniques. The high-resolution mass spectra obtained with the use of a linear ion trap are described.

[The development and validation of the method for the identification of ethyl glucuronide and ethyl sulfate as the markers of the consumption of ethyl alcohol during one's lifetime].

The objective of the present study was the development and validation of the rapid reproducible method for the identification of ethyl glucuronide and ethyl sulfate allowing to store and transport the study specimens without the loss of the substances of interest by placing the samples on the paper. We have developed the validated technique for the detection and quantitative determination of ethyl glucuronide and ethyl sulfate in the cadaveric blood and urine by means of low-resolution tandem mass-spectroscopy with the use of deuterated derivatives of these substances as the internal standards. The low threshold for quantitative determination of both above substances is 50 ng/ml for the blood and 100 ng/ml for the urine.

[The detection and identification of alpha-pyrrolidino-valerophenone (α-PVP) and its metabolites in the objects of the forensic chemical examination].

The combined application of the IK 200609 chemical toxicological analyzer and the diagnostic biosensor (reagent) for the determination of synthetic cations (with due regard for compliance with the instruction for analysis) made it possible to detect during 15 minutes the presence of cations in the urine samples at the concentration of 376.64 ng/ml. This result was further confirmed by HPLC-Ms/MS and GH-MS.