Yukika Sobue , Koki Hotoda , Ayumu Ishii , Kosuke Kusakabe , Jun Ohta , Ruriko Takahashi , Noriyuki Kato , Tomoaki Sugaya , Koji Ishihara
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Abstract
Color tests are advantageous for the field detection of illicit drugs because of their simplicity, low cost, and rapidity. The Scott test has been widely used as a color test for cocaine; however, it has the disadvantage of reacting with cathinone derivatives. To develop a more discriminating field-testing procedure, we evaluated the Cupric Reducing Antioxidant Capacity (CUPRAC) and bicinchoninic acid (BCA) tests for cathinones, to discriminate between cocaine and cathinones. Although the BCA test has the drawback of recognizing sugars with reducing properties, this can be overcome by adding ethanol and filtering the sample before testing. Both tests successfully distinguished between cocaine and cathinone. The BCA test was superior in terms of the ease of visual discrimination, whereas the CUPRAC test had the disadvantage of a longer reaction time.
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Science & Justice provides a forum to promote communication and publication of original articles, reviews and correspondence on subjects that spark debates within the Forensic Science Community and the criminal justice sector. The journal provides a medium whereby all aspects of applying science to legal proceedings can be debated and progressed. Science & Justice is published six times a year, and will be of interest primarily to practising forensic scientists and their colleagues in related fields. It is chiefly concerned with the publication of formal scientific papers, in keeping with its international learned status, but will not accept any article describing experimentation on animals which does not meet strict ethical standards.
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