Conversion of 7-Carboxy-Cannabidiol (7-COOH-CBD) to 11-Nor-9-Carboxy-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC-COOH) during Sample Preparation for GC-MS Analysis

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The growing use of cannabidiol (CBD) products by the general public is expected to result in an increase in the prevalence of CBD and the CBD metabolites in drug testing laboratories. CBD converts into tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) under acid conditions which could produce false-positive results, but little is known about how the presence of the urinary metabolite of CBD, 7-carboxy-cannabidiol (7-COOH-CBD), would affect urine drug testing for 11-nor-9-carboxy-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC-COOH). As the operators of the National Laboratory Certification Program (NLCP), we prepared a set of performance testing samples containing 7-COOH-CBD for cannabinoid testing at the laboratories accredited by the NLCP to investigate if 7-COOH-CBD can produce false-positive results for THC-COOH during immunological screening analysis and if 7-COOH-CBD can be converted to THC-COOH. At concentrations up to 2,500 ng/mL, 7-COOH-CBD was not reactive by immunoassay in any of the four different immunoassay kits used. Additionally, we did not observe any significant conversion of 7-COOH-CBD to THC-COOH in assays used by NLCP-certified laboratories. However, we did see conversion when we requested that selected laboratories retest their samples using derivatization with perfluorinated anhydrides in combination with perfluorinated alcohols or when samples containing 7-COOH-CBD were exposed to acid for an extended time.

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

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2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:46

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Journal of analytical toxicology - 46(2022), 5 vom: 20. Mai, Seite 573-576

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hart, E Dale [VerfasserIn]
Vikingsson, Svante [VerfasserIn]
Mitchell, John M [VerfasserIn]
Winecker, Ruth E [VerfasserIn]
Flegel, Ronald [VerfasserIn]
Hayes, Eugene D [VerfasserIn]

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19GBJ60SN5
7J8897W37S
Cannabidiol
Cannabinoids
Dronabinol
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Date Completed 24.05.2022

Date Revised 24.05.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/jat/bkab046

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NLM325390428