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. 1993 Dec;63(1-3):171-4.
doi: 10.1016/0379-0738(93)90271-b.

Improved enzymatic hydrolysis of hair

C Offidani  1 , S Strano Rossi, M Chiarotti
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Improved enzymatic hydrolysis of hair

C Offidani et al. Forensic Sci Int. 1993 Dec.

Abstract

An enzymatic hair extraction method is proposed for drug analysis. Pronase digestion of various aliquots of hair from a cocaine abuser was preceded by a 2-h incubation with a dithiothreitol solution. The extraction solution was tested to identify possible interferences in the radioimmunoassay and was compared with other hydrolysis methods to assess the results of extraction.

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