Metabolism of the designer drug 4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine (2C-B) in mice, after acute administration

J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2004 Nov 25;811(2):143-52. doi: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2004.08.026.

Abstract

4-Bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine (2C-B) is a psychoactive drug of abuse often sold under the general street name "Ecstasy". Recent reports on the abuse of 2C-B and analogues denote the lack of knowledge on this drug metabolism. In the present study, we investigated the metabolic profile of 2C-B in the mouse and found unchanged 2C-B and several metabolites, which could be identified by GC/MS in the mice urine. The identification of 2C-B metabolites may give important clues for the biological and toxicological effects of this drug of abuse and provides new important data for forensic analysis on samples taken from 2C-B abusers.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Designer Drugs / metabolism*
  • Dimethoxyphenylethylamine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Dimethoxyphenylethylamine / metabolism*
  • Forensic Medicine
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / methods
  • Mice

Substances

  • Designer Drugs
  • Dimethoxyphenylethylamine
  • 2-(4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)ethylamine