CD 圆二色光谱仪用于分析安非他命
Amphetamines are controlled substances whichare potent stimulants that induce feelings ofstrength and energy while decreasing the need tosleep or eat. The majority of illegal amphetamineproducts are racemic consequently, both isomerswill appear in the biological fluids unchanged. Incomparison the break-down products formed bythe metabolism of most pharmaceutical drugsshow the appearance of pure amphetamineenantiomers. Circular dichroism is a form of lightabsorption spectroscopy that measures thedifference in absorbance of right- and leftcircularlypolarized light (rather than the commonlyused absorbance of isotropic light) by a substance.Since different enantiomers absorb differentportions of the light, it provides and excellentmeans for enantiomer detection. In thisapplication CD will be used to study the isomers ofamphetamine and methamphetamine.IntroductionAmphetamines are synthetic drugs that stimulate the