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ArticleJournal of forensic sciences2023

NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center standard reference libraries and software tools: Application to seized drug analysis.

William E Wallace, Arun S Moorthy

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Article in Journal of forensic sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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William E WallaceMass Spectrometry Data Center, Biomolecular Measurement Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8684-6530
Arun S MoorthyMass Spectrometry Data Center, Biomolecular Measurement Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5988-1389

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Intramural NIST DOC 9999-NIST
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The standard reference libraries and associated custom software provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Mass Spectrometry Data Center (NIST MSDC) are described with a focus on assisting the seized drug analyst with the identification of fentanyl-related substances (FRS). These tools are particularly useful when encountering novel substances when no certified sample is available. The MSDC provides three standard reference mass spectral libraries, as well as six software packages for mass spectral analysis, reference library searching, data interpretation, and measurement uncertainty estimation. Each of these libraries and software packages are described with references to the original publications provided. Examples of fentanyl identification by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and by direct analysis in real-time (DART) mass spectrometry are given. A link to online tutorials is provided.

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FentanylSoftwareChromatography, LiquidMass SpectrometrySpiro Compounds10-methyl spiro(4.5)dec-6-en-6-carboxylic acidFentanylSpiro CompoundsDART-MSfentanylGC-MSLC-MS/MSnovel psychoactive substancesopioidsseized drug analysis

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PMID37203286
PMCPMC10517720

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