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Table 4 Samples toxicological analysis: identification, purity, and pharmacologically active adulterant identified

From: NPAideS: a drug-checking study among 3-methylmethcathinone (3-MMC) users

Expected product

Aspect

GC–MS & UPLC-MS/MS identification

Purity

Pharmacologically active adulterant identified

3-MMC

White powder

3-MMC

67%

 

3-MMC

Yellowish crystal

3-MMC

81%

cocaine

3-MEC

White powder

3-MMC

21%

4-MEC

3-MMC

White crystal

3-MMC

84%

 

3-MMC

White powder

3-MMC

75%

alpha-PHP

3-MMC

White powder

4-CEC

N/A

 

3-MMC

Yellowish crystal

3-MMC

65%

 

3-MMC

Yellowish powder

3-MMC

61.2%

 

3-MMC

Blue tablet (Fig. 2A)

3-MMC

40.6%

 

3-MMC

Yellowish powder

3-MMC

67.3%

 

3-MMC

White powder

3-MMC

72.5%

 

3-MMC

White powder

3-MMC

79.7%

 

3-MMC

White powder

3-MMC

70.1%

 

3-MMC

Yellowish crystal

3-MMC

IQ

 

3-MMC

White powder

3-MMC

67.2%

 

3-MMC

White crystal

3-MMC

69%

alpha-PHP

3-MMC

White powder

3-MMC

60.5%

 

3-MMC

Yellowish powder

3-MMC

57%

 

3-MMC

White powder

3-MMC

65%

 

3-MMC

White powder

3-MMC

85%

 

3-MMC

White powder

3-MMC

40.7%

 

3-MMC

White powder (Fig. 2B)

3-MMC

70.6%

 

3-MMC

White powder

3-MMC

78.2%

 

3-MMC

White powder

3-MMC

84%

 

3-MMC

White powder

3-MMC

57%

Caffeine

3-MMC

White powder

3-MMC

54.8%

 

3-MMC

Yellowish crystal (Fig. 2D)

3-MMC

66.9%

 

3-MMC

White powder

3-MMC

53%

 

3-MMC

White powder

3-MMC

79.9%

 

3-MMC

White powder

3-MMC

61.2%

 

3-MMC

Yellowish powder

3-MMC

54.7%

 

3-MMC

White powder

3-MMC

64.3%

 

3-MMC

White powder

Nothing

N/A

 

3-MMC

White powder

3-MMC

IQ

 

3-MMC

White powder

4-MMC

89%

 

3-MMC

White powder

3-MMC

77.3%

 

3-MMC

Yellowish powder (Fig. 2C)

3-MMC

98%

 

3-MMC

White powder

3-MMC

IQ

 

3-MMC

White powder

4-MMC

82.6%

 

MXP

White powder

2-FDCK

N/A

 

4-MMC

White powder

3-MMC

65.2%

 

4-MMC

White powder

4-MMC

63.8%

 

4-MMC

White powder

4-MMC

37.9%

 

4-MMC

White powder

3-MMC

55.5%

 

4-MMC

White powder

4-MMC

45%

 
  1. IQ Insufficient quantity
  2. N/A Not applicable