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Hair analysis of nicotine and cotinine for evaluating tobacco smoke exposure by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15386502     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A simple liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS) method for the determination of nicotine and cotinine in human hair was established. In the procedure, a hair sample (10 mg) was washed with dichloromethane and digested in 2.5 M sodium hydroxide. The digest was extracted with dichloromethane and then 25 mM hydrochloric acid in methanol was added to the extract, to prevent loss of analytes. The solution was evaporated and redissolved in the mobile phase, methanol/10 mM ammonium acetate (30/70, v/v). A 20 microL aliquot of redissolved solution was subjected to analysis. Nicotine and cotinine in human hair were quantified by using deuterated analytes as internal standards. The quantification limits were 8 microg/L for nicotine and 0.9 microg/L for cotinine. The proposed method was applied to measure the concentrations of nicotine and cotinine in hair of smokers and non-smokers to evaluate their self-reported smoking and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke. In both cases, the method provided good selectivity, accuracy and precision.
Authors:
Thaneeya Chetiyanukornkul; Akira Toriba; Ryoichi Kizu; Kazuko Kimura; Kazuichi Hayakawa
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biomedical chromatography : BMC     Volume:  18     ISSN:  0269-3879     ISO Abbreviation:  Biomed. Chromatogr.     Publication Date:  2004 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-11-03     Completed Date:  2005-04-25     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8610241     Medline TA:  Biomed Chromatogr     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  655-61     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Affiliation:
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-1192, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Chromatography, Liquid / methods*
Cotinine / analysis*
Hair / chemistry*
Humans
Nicotine / analysis*
Reference Standards
Smoke*
Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / methods*
Tobacco*
Tobacco Smoke Pollution*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Smoke; 0/Tobacco Smoke Pollution; 486-56-6/Cotinine; 54-11-5/Nicotine

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