Identification of doping agents by chromatographic techniques and UV spectrophotometry

Abstract

For the identification and subsequent confirmation of 46 drugs related to doping of thoroughbred horses the following methods are proposed: thin-layer chromatography, ultraviolet spectrophotometry, high-performance liquid chromatography and gas chromatography with flame-ionisation, nitrogen-phosphorus and mass-selective detection. The combined detection procedure is versatile, sensitive, reliable and recommended for doping control analysis.