Racism and Patriarchy in the Meaning of Motherhood

The catalytic abilities of a gold electrode were tested for the quantitative determination of amphetamine (A) and 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine (MDMA) standards by their oxidation using cyclic voltammetry (CV). The values of the oxidative currents of A and MDMA standards at 0.80 V vs. SCE in 0.05 M NaHCO3 at a scan rate of 50 mV s-1 were linear functions of the concentration in range of 110.9-258.9 μM and 38.7-229.2 μM, respectively. Square wave voltammetry (SWV) revealed a linear increase of current with the concentration of MDMA (range 30.9-91.6 μM), which enabled the quantitative determination of amphetamine derivates. SWV analysis was also successfully performed in spiked urine samples. A and MDMA in the presence of sucrose and as a content in illegally produced tablets were also determined. The voltammetric determinations of A and MDMA derivatives using CV and SWV at gold a electrode are rapid, selective and simple procedures and their accuracy was confirmed with a reference method, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The analysis of spiked urine samples offers an additional possibility for the rapid detection of A and MDMA in human urine.Katalitička svojstva elektrode od zlata su testirana za kvantitativno određivanje amfetamina (A) i 3,4-metilendioksi-N-metilamfetamina (MDMA) standarda. Elektroksidacija A i MDMA je praćena cikličnom voltametrijom (CV). Vrednost oksidativnog pika A i MDMA standarda je linearna funkcija koncentracija u opsegu 110,9-258,9 μM (A) i 38,7-229,2 μM (MDMA). Voltametrija sa pravougaonim impulsima (SWV) je pokazala linearnu zavisnost struja od koncentracija za MDMA standard (u opsegu: 30,9-91,6 μM) kao i u spajkovanim uzorcima humanog urina. Uspešno je analiziran i sadržaj A i MDMA u ilegalno proizvedenim tabletama. Voltametrijsko određivanje A i MDMA derivata uz pomoć CV i SWV na elektrodi od zlata je brza, selektivna i jednostavna procedura. Analiza spajkovanih uzoraka urina nudi dodatnu mogućnost za brzu detekciju A i MDMA u humanom urinu

Furo- and pyranocoumarins from plant species Angelica silvestris and Peucedanum austriacum

An investigation of the coumarin content of plant species Angelica silvestris (roots and fruits) and Peucedanum austriacum (Jacq.) Koch (roots), both belonging to the family Apiaceae is reported. A. silvestris contained only linear furocoumarins (four in the roots and five in the fruits), two of them (heraclenol and heraclenin) found for the first time in this species. The photoactive compound bergapten (also known as 5-methoxypsoralen) was also among the isolated coumarins. In P. austriacum only reduced (dihydro) coumarins were detected (four compunds): linear dihydrofurocoumarins, deltoin and sekorin, an angular dihydrofurocoumarin, zosimin and a linear dihydropyranoeoumarin, agasyllin. None of them has been found before in this plant species

Analiza amfetamina ilegalno proizvedenog u Srbiji

Forensic practice in the Republic of Serbia faced the illegal production of amphetamine for the first time in 2003. This paper presents the results of the chemical characterization of 32 batches of amphetamine samples from three separate cases, for the purpose of identification of the active components and additives. Through the profiling of impurities of all samples, using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS), 30 compounds associated with amphetamine were identified. The results of the analysis of powder tartrate, sulfate and phosphate salts of amphetamine, as well as variously formulated tablets are presented in this study. The analyses showed that the amphetamines were synthesized by the Leuckart method in all cases.Forenzička praksa u Republici Srbiji se prvi put srela sa ilegalnom proizvodnjom amfetamina 2003. godine. U ovom radu predstavljeni su rezultati hemijske karakterizacije 32 vrste uzoraka amfetamina koji potiču iz tri odvojena slučaja u cilju identifikacije aktivnih komponenti i aditiva. Profilisanjem nečistoća svih uzoraka pomoću gasno-masene spektrometrije identifikovano je 30 jedinjenja povezanih sa amfetaminom. Dati su rezultati analiza praškastih tartaratnih, sulfatnih i fosfatnih soli amfetamina kao i različito formulisanih tableta. Analize nečistoća su pokazale da je u svim slučajevima sinteza amfetamina vršena Leuckart-ovom reakcijom

Chamaedorea castillo-montii (Arecaceae), a new species from Guatemala

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The use of a gold electrode for the determination of amphetamine derivatives and application to their analysis in human urine

The catalytic abilities of gold electrode were tested for the quantitative determination of amphetamine (A) and 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine (MDMA) standards by their oxidation using cyclic voltammetry (CV). The value of the oxidative currents of A and MDMA standards at 0.80 V vs. SCE in 0.05 M NaHCO3 at the scan rate of 50 mV/s is linear function of concentration in range of 110.9-258.9 mM and 38.7-229.2 mM, respectively. Square wave voltammetry (SWV) revealed linear increase of current with concentration of MDMA (range 30.9-91.6 mM) and thus quantitative determination of amphetamine derivates. SWV analysis is successfully performed in spiked urine samples as well. A and MDMA in the presence of sucrose and as a content in illegally produced tablets were also analyzed. The voltammetric determination of A and MDMA derivatives using CV and SWV at gold electrode is a rapid, selective and simple procedure and its accuracy was confirmed with reference method, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The spiked urine samples analysis offers additional possibility for the rapid detection of A and MDMA in human urine