Journal of Analytical Toxicology
August 29, 2023
Marilia Santoro Cardoso, Kelly Francisco da Cunha, Izabelly Geraldes Silva et al.
3 citations
Abstract Psilocin is an active substance and a dephosphorylated product of psilocybin formed after the ingestion of mushrooms. The low stability caused by the quick oxidation of this analyte requires sensitive methods for its determination in biological matrices. In this work, we described the development, optimization and validation of a method for the quantification of psilocin in authentic...
September 28, 2022
Kelly Francisco da Cunha
New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) emergence of in the global illicit market has grown significantly since the 2000s.Despite the drop in the number of new identifications annually, they still cause severe cases of intoxication, many of them fatal.The present work developed and validated a method for the analysis of more than 100 NPS and conventional drugs of abuse in oral fluid (OF) samples and...
Drug Testing and Analysis
March 1, 2021
Rafael Lanaro, Sueli Moreira Mello, Kelly Francisco da Cunha et al.
10 citations
Ayahuasca is a beverage obtained from Banisteriopsis caapi plus Psychotria viridis. B. caapi contains the β-carbolines harmine, harmaline, and tetrahydroharmine that are monoamine oxidase inhibitors and P. viridis contains N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) that is responsible for the visionary effects of the beverage. Ayahuasca use is becoming a global phenomenon, and the recreational use of DMT and...
Journal of Analytical Toxicology
October 12, 2020
Kelly Francisco da Cunha, Karina Diniz Oliveira, Marilyn A. Huestis et al.
73 citations
New psychoactive substances (NPS) are a major public health problem, primarily due to the increased number of acute poisoning cases. Detection of these substances is a challenge. The aim of this research was to develop and validate a sensitive screening method for 104 drugs of abuse, including synthetic cannabinoids, synthetic cathinones, fentanyl analogues, phenethylamines and other abused...