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High-sensitivity and simultaneous analysis of Psychoactive drugs
       using LC-MS/MS with full-automated pretreatment system





          Methods and Materials


          The analysis of 60 psychoactive drugs (eight Barbiturate   Samples were trapped on Imtakt Unison UK-C18
          drug, thirty-nine Benzodiazepines and their metabolites,   (10x2mm, 3.0 m), then separated by Imtakt Unison
          twelve Tri-/Tetra- cyclic antidepressant and          UK-C18 (75x2mm, 3.0 m) with a binary gradient system.
          bromovalerylurea) were performed using a fully automatic   Water with ammonium formate and methanol were used
          LCMS preparation unit (CLAM-2000, Shimadzu) online    for mobile phases.
          with HPLC-LCMS (NexeraX2-LCMS-8060, Shimadzu).



                                                                                       Report creation





                                                                      MS/MS
                                                                      Library
                -Serum                                                search
                -Whole Blood
                -Urine







                                              Figure 2  CLAM-2000 and LCMS-8060 system




                                 Sample
                                Dispensing             Reagent           Shaking
                                 • 50 µL              Dispensing         • 30sec
                          of serum or whole blood   • 50 µL of Water



                                                                                      Filtration
                                                         Reagent                       (PTFE,
                                                        Dispensing         Shaking
                                                     • 300 µL of MeOH       • 60sec   0.45 m)
                                                                                       • 90sec


                                                                                                To AutoSampler
                                             Figure 3  Analytical  ow of serum and whole blood



                                 Sample                                           Filtration
                                                      Reagent
                                Dispensing           Dispensing      Shaking       (PTFE,
                                 • 100 µL         • 100 µL of MeOH    • 60sec     0.45 m)
                                 of urine                                          • 90sec


                                                   Figure 4  Analytical  ow of urine        To AutoSampler




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