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  • Title: Immunoassay detection of benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine metabolites in blood.
    Author: Huang W, Moody DE.
    Journal: J Anal Toxicol; 1995 Oct; 19(6):333-42. PubMed ID: 8926726.
    Abstract:
    We evaluated the capability of commercially available benzodiazepine immunoassays from four vendors (Abuscreen radioimmunoassay [RIA-a] from Roche Diagnostic Systems and serum RIA-d from Diagnostic Products Corporation; X-systems serum and urine fluorescence polarization immunoassays [FPIA] from Abbott Laboratories; and EMIT TOX serum and EMIT urine enzyme immunoassays [EIA] from Syva) to detect 22 benzodiazepines and 16 benzodiazepine metabolites in blood samples. Drug-free bovine blood was fortified with the different compounds at concentrations relevant to blood analysis: 7, 30, and 70 ng/mL. One-milliliter samples were extracted with n-butyl chloride, dried, and reconstituted with 0.3 ml. of buffer. Results from the two urine-specific kits (EIA-u and FPIA-u) produced either equivalent or reduced cross-reactivity compared with their serum kit counterparts; these results are presented but not discussed further. Among the 38 compounds, the following were detected by all four assays at concentrations of 70 ng/mL or less: alprazolam, alpha-hydroxy-alprazolam, norclobazam, diazepam, estazolam, flunitrazepam, norflunitrazepam, miclazolam, 4-hydroxy-midazolam, nitrazepam, noradinazolam, oxazepam, prazepam, 3-hydroxy-prazepam, temazepam, and triazolam. 7-Amino-clonazepam, 7-acetamido-clonazepam, 3-hydroxy-7-acetamidoclonazepam, haloxazepam, loprazolam, 7-amino-nitrazepam, 7-acetamido-nitrazepam, and oxazolam were not detected by any of the assays at concentrations up to 70 ng/mL. A number of benzodiazepines or their metabolites were detectable by some but not all of the six assays: bromazepam, chlordiazepoxide, demoxepam, and 4-hydroxy-alprazolam (both RIAs and EIA); adinazolam (RIA-a, EIA, and FPIA); norchlordiazepoxide (both RIAs); clonazepam (RIA-a and EIA); bentazepam, clotiaze-pam, and mexazolam (EIA and FPIA); 7-amino-flunitrazepam and quazepam (EIA); and alpha-hydroxy-triazolam and medazepam (RIA-a).
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