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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Nov 20.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Chim Acta. 2012 Jul 6;413(23-24):1839–1847. doi: 10.1016/j.cca.2012.06.034

Table 1.

Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry parameters for cannabinoids and cannabinoid glucuronides in human urine.

Analyte Q1 Q3 Dwell Declustering Entrance Collision Collision Cell exit Retention
mass mass time potential potential entrance energy potential time
(amu) (amu) (msec) (volts) (volts) potential (volts) (volts) (min)
(volts)
THC 315.3 193.2 50 51 4.5 16 29 4 6.23
315.3 123.2 50 51 4.5 16 43 4
THC-d3 318.3 196.2 50 51 4.0 14 31 4 6.22
318.3 123.0 50 51 4.0 14 43 4
11-OH-THC 329.1 268.1 50 −50 −4.5 −14 −46 −2 5.24
329.1 311.2 50 −50 −4.5 −14 −28 −4
11-OH-THC-d3 332.2 271.2 100 −50 −5.0 −18 −42 −4 5.23
332.2 314.1 100 −50 −5.0 −18 −26 −4
THCCOOH 343.1 245.0 100 −60 −5.0 −16 −40 −2 4.13
343.1 190.9 100 −60 −5.0 −16 −42 −2
THCCOOH-d9 352.2 253.9 50 −55 −8.5 −18 −42 −4 4.10
352.2 194.3 50 −55 −8.5 −18 −44 −4
Cannabidiol 313.2 245.2 25 −55 −5.5 −14 −32 −2 5.78
313.2 179.2 25 −55 −5.5 −14 −28 −2
Cannabidiol-d3 316.2 247.8 25 −55 −6.0 −14 −34 −2 5.77
316.2 182.2 25 −55 −6.0 −14 −26 −2
Cannabinol 311.3 223.2 100 46 4.0 18 29 4 6.18
311.3 178.1 100 46 4.0 18 79 4
THC-glucuronide 489.2 313.2 100 −60 −4.5 −24 −44 −4 3.11
489.2 112.9 100 −60 −4.5 −24 −30 −2
THCCOOH-

glucuronide
519.3 343.2 50 −50 −4.5 −24 −32 −4 3.10
519.3 299.2 50 −50 −4.5 −24 −46 −4

Q1= quadrupole 1, Q3= quadrupole 3, THC= Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol, 11-OH-THC= 11-hydroxy-THC, THCCOOH= 11-nor-9-carboxy-THC.

Bold masses depict quantification transitions.