Preventive doping control analysis: Liquid and gas chromatography time-to-flight mass spectrometry for detection of designer steriods

C.G. Georgakopoulos, A. Vonaparti, M. Stamou, P. Kiousi, E. Lyris, Y.S. Angelis, G. Tsoupras, B. Wuest, M.W.F. Nielen, I. Panderi, M. Koupparis

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Abstract

A new combined doping control screening method for the analysis of anabolic steroids in human urine using liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization orthogonal acceleration time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LCoaTOFMS) and gas chromatography/electron ionization orthogonal acceleration time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GCoaTOFMS) has been developed in order to acquire accurate full scan MS data to be used to detect designer steroids. The developed method allowed the detection of representative prohibited substances, in addition to steroids, at concentrations of 10 ng/mL for anabolic agents and metabolites, 30 ng/mL for corticosteroids, 500 ng/mL for stimulants and fl-blockers, 250ng/mL for diuretics, and 200ng/mL for narcotics. Sample preparation was based on liquid-liquid extraction of hydrolyzed human urine, and the final extract was analyzed as trimethylsilylated derivatives in GCoaTOFMS and underivatized in LCoaTOFMS in positive ion mode. The sensitivity, mass accuracy, advantages and limitations of the developed method are presented.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2439-2446
JournalRapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
Volume21
Issue number15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007

Keywords

  • solid-phase extraction
  • human urine
  • olympic games
  • corticosteroids
  • athens

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