Development and validation of an ultra‐fast and sensitive microflow liquid chromatography‐tandem mass spectrometry (MFLC‐MS/MS) method for quantification of LSD and its metabolites in plasma and application to a controlled LSD administration study in humans
Drug Testing and Analysis July 16, 2016 Andrea E. Steuer, Michael Poetzsch, Lorena Stock et al. 41 citations
A new microflow liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method was developed to quantify LSD and its metabolites in human plasma, enabling detection limits of 0.01 ng/mL and separation within three minutes. In a controlled pharmacokinetic study, elimination half-lives of iso-LSD (median 12 h) and LSD metabolites (median 9, 7.4, 12, and 11 h for oxo-HO-LSD, HO-LSD, HO-LSD-gluc, and nor-LSD, respectively) exceeded that of LSD (median 4.2 h). However, screening for these metabolites to extend detection windows in plasma is not constructive because their concentrations are very low.