Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society
2018
Sandro Navickiene, Luı́s M. N. B. F. Santos, Mônica C. Santos et al.
2 citations
An extraction method based on solid-phase extraction was developed to determine the major alkaloid components, N,N-dimethyltryptamine, harmine, harmaline, harmalol, and tetrahydroharmine, in ayahuasca using ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.Coconut charcoal and menthone-thiosemicarbazone polymer were tested as new adsorbent materials.Experiments carried out at...
Journal of AOAC International
January 20, 2017
Mônica C. Santos, Sandro Navickiene, Alain Gaujac
18 citations
Abstract Ayahuasca is a potent hallucinogenic beverage prepared from Banisteriopsis caapi in combination with other psychoactive plants. N,N-dimethyltryptamine, tryptamine, harmine, harmaline, harmalol, and tetrahydroharmine were quantified in ayahuasca samples using a simple and low-cost method based on SPE and LC with UV diode-array detection. The experimental variables that affect the SPE...
Microchemical Journal
March 20, 2013
Alain Gaujac, James L. Ford, Nicola M. Dempster et al.
10 citations
The powerful psychoactive features of N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) have sparked the imagination of many research disciplines for several decades. One of the key chemical features associated with compound identity is the determination of melting points. The descriptions of both melting points and morphology associated with DMT free base have long been a source of interest and discussion,...
Talanta
February 1, 2013
Alain Gaujac, Nicola M. Dempster, Sandro Navickiene et al.
29 citations
A novel analytical approach combining solid-phase microextraction (SPME)/gas chromatography ion trap mass spectrometry (GC-IT-MS) was developed for the detection and quantification N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a powerful psychoactive indole alkaloid present in a variety of South American indigenous beverages, such as ayahuasca and vinho da jurema. These particular plant products, often used...
Drug Testing and Analysis
May 11, 2012
Alain Gaujac, Sandro Navickiene, Mark I. Collins et al.
33 citations
The consumption of ayahuasca, a hallucinogenic beverage used by indigenous communities in the Amazon, is increasing worldwide due to the expansion of syncretic religions founded in the north of Brazil in the first half of the twentieth century, such as Santo Daime and União do Vegetal . Another example is the jurema wine, a drink that originated from indigenous cultures of the northeast of...
Microchemical Journal
April 5, 2012
Alain Gaujac, Sabrina Teixeira Martinez, Arão Araújo Gomes et al.
34 citations
N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is a psychoactive indole alkaloid present in beverages consumed in religious ceremonies and in neo-shamanic rituals all around the world. It is a substance banned in most countries, which makes its acquisition difficult. In Brazil, a beverage rich in DMT named ayahuasca is legally consumed in a religious context. On the other hand, DMT is a controlled drug, enforced...
Journal of Chromatography B
November 17, 2011
Alain Gaujac, Adriano Aquino, Sandro Navickiene et al.
30 citations
N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is a potent hallucinogen found in beverages consumed in religion rituals and neo-shamanic practices over the world. Two of these religions, Santo Daime and União do Vegetal (UDV), are represented in countries including Australia, the United States and several European nations. In some of this countries there have been legal disputes concerning the legalization of...