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J.Health Sci., 52(6), 649-654, 2006

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Chiral Capillary Electrophoresis of Amphetamine-Type Stimulants

Satoshi Chinaka,*, a Reiko Iio,a Nariaki Takayama,a Shuji Kodama,b and Kazuichi Hayakawac

aForensic Science Laboratory, Ishikawa Prefectural Police Headquarters, 1-1 Kuratsuki, Kanazawa 920-8553, Japan, bToyama Institute of Health, 17-1 Nakataikoyama, Imizu, Toyama 939-0363, Japan, and cGraduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan

Amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS), having one or more asymmetric carbons, are important targets in forensic science field. For chiral analysis, capillary electrophoresis (CE) has advantages over other chromatographic methods, especially, in fastness, resolution, cost performance and simplicity. This review summarizes chiral separation techniques of ATS using CE with UV detection or CE/mass spectrometry mainly by the present authors' research group.