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Various factors may influence the stability of synthetic cathinones between sampling and analysis, and therefore, stability studies are required to determine the best storage conditions as well as extend the period of detection.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study involved sixteen synthetic cathinones and ten dihydro-metabolites spiked in human urine to evaluate the stability under common storage conditions to imitate real forensic toxicology samples. The samples were stored at either room temperature (22\u201323\u00a0\u00b0C) for up to 3\u00a0days, refrigerated (4\u00a0\u00b0C) for up to 14\u00a0days or frozen (\u201340\u00a0\u00b0C) for up to 12\u00a0months, and analyzed in triplicate using a validated liquid chromatography\u2013tandem mass spectrometry method.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Analytes\u2019 concentrations decreased over time, although slower when stored frozen. All analytes remained stable (&gt;\u200980%) for 1\u00a0month when stored frozen before losses in content were more apparent for some compounds, depending on their chemical structure. Under all storage conditions, the highest instability was observed for analytes containing halogens (i.e., chlorine or fluorine). Thus, halogenated analytes were further investigated by using liquid chromatography coupled to quadruple time-of-flight mass spectrometry to attempt identifying degradation products.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Irrespective of parent analytes, dihydro-metabolites had improved stability at each tested temperature, which highlights their importance as appropriate urine biomarkers when retesting is required after a long period of storage.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s11419-024-00684-2","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,30]],"date-time":"2024-03-30T01:01:56Z","timestamp":1711760516000},"page":"172-180","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":17,"title":["Short- and long-term stability of synthetic cathinones and dihydro-metabolites in human urine samples"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"42","author":[{"given":"Abdulaziz A.","family":"Aldubayyan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Erika","family":"Castrignan\u00f2","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Simon","family":"Elliott","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3300-0520","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Vincenzo","family":"Abbate","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"684_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2020) Cross-cutting issues: evolving trends and new challenges. 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