Biotransformation and detectability of the designer drug 2,5-dimethoxy-4-propylphenethylamine (2C-P) studied in urine by GC-MS, LC-MS(n), and LC-high-resolution-MS(n).
Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry January 1, 2015 Carina S D Wink, Markus R Meyer, Tina Braun et al. 13 citations
2C-P is a hallucinogenic designer drug from the phenethylamine class. This work identified its phase I and II metabolites and tested detectability in urine. Proposed metabolic pathways include N-acetylation, deamination with reduction to alcohol or oxidation to carbonic acid, mono- and bis-hydroxylation, mono- and bis-O-demethylation followed by glucuronidation or sulfation, and combinations. A common user's dose of 2C-P was reliably detectable in urine using standard GC-MS and LC-MS(n) screening methods, supporting its identification in clinical and forensic cases.