Advances in new psychoactive substances identification: the U.R.I.To.N. Consortium

Identification of new psychoactive substances (NPS) in biological and non-biological samples represents a hard challenge for forensic toxicologists. Their great chemical variety and the speed with which new NPS are synthesised and spread make stringent the need of advanced tools for their detection...

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Published in:Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry 2017-01, Vol.32 (1), p.841-849
Main Authors: Bertol, Elisabetta, Vaiano, Fabio, Mari, Francesco, Di Milia, Maria Grazia, Bua, Silvia, Supuran, Claudiu T., Carta, Fabrizio
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Benzofuran
Chromatography
Chromatography, Liquid
Drug abuse
drugs
Forensic science
Gas chromatography
Indoles
Liquid chromatography
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Mass spectrometry
Mass spectroscopy
Molecular Structure
multi-analytical approach
Nervous system
New psychoactive substances
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Psychotropic Drugs - analysis
Psychotropic Drugs - chemical synthesis
Research Paper
Scientific imaging
Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Toxicology
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Chromatography
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Drug abuse
drugs
Forensic science
Gas chromatography
Indoles
Liquid chromatography
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Mass spectroscopy
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