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Additionally, unless otherwise indicated, structures depicted herein are also meant to include compounds that differ only in the presence of one or more isotopically enriched atoms.

For example, compounds having the present structures except for the replacement of hydrogen by deuterium or tritium, or the replacement of a carbon by a 13 C- or 14 C-enriched carbon are within the scope of this invention. Such compounds are useful, for example, as analytical tools or probes in biological assays. Such compounds, especially deuterium analogues, can also be therapeutically useful. Where a compound is referred to by both a chemical structure and a chemical name, and the chemical structure and chemical name conflict, the chemical structure is determinative of the compound's identity.

The detection or determination step is usually effected with the aid of a calibrator. A calibrator is well known in the art and enables a threshold concentration or the exact or calibrator equivalent amount of an analyte to be determined. A calibrator curve or threshold concentration may be suitable for several analytes or may have to be derived for each individual analyte. The determination of an exact or calibrator equivalent amount of an analyte often requires the construction of a calibration curve also known as a standard curve.

The number of calibrator points can vary, but is usually from 5 to 9. The in vitro sample is any suitable biological sample such as, but not limited to, blood, serum, plasma, urine or saliva. The in vitro sample is preferably a serum, plasma or urine sample.

The solution can be a liquid suspected of containing methoxetamine. Alternatively, as methoxetamine is often in solid form, analysis may require pre-treatment to achieve a formulation suitable for immunoanalysis, such as dissolution in a suitable liquid. In one embodiment, the biological sample is a peripheral biological fluid, but is including whole blood, serum, plasma, hair or urine. The sample may also be a solution which is suspected of containing a drug. The immunoassay method is preferably based on the well-known competitive assay format in which a target analyte which binds to the antibody i.

The detecting agent can be any substance which leads to a detectable or measurable signal and typically incorporates an enzyme which promotes light emission from a substrate, a fluorophore or a radioactive label; it is usual for an immunoassay that the detecting agent incorporates a structure similar to the target analyte to which an enzyme or a substance having fluorescent properties has been conjugated, or in which a radiolabel has been incorporated.

Preferably, for the immunoassay method of the invention, the detecting agent is based on a compound with substructure II. Conjugation is by way of standard methods familiar to the skilled person and may involve the crosslinking methodology and groups described previously for the immunogen of the invention. Examples of detecting agents and their syntheses are described the General Methods, Examples and Results section.

The current invention in all its aspects also refers to individual stereoconfigurations, enantiomers of methoxetamine and its metabolites, as well as mixtures of enantiomers including racemic mixtures. The invention further describes a kit comprising an antibody of the invention and optionally a detecting agent of the invention which is preferably of structure IV. The kit can also be presented with the antibodies passively adsorbed on or chemically bonded to a solid state device.

A solid state device may also be referred to as a substrate. Another aspect of the invention is a substrate which supports the antibodies of the invention.

The antibodies engage with the substrate by, for example, passive adsorption or can be chemically bonded to the substrate attached by way of, for example, covalent bonds. Such covalent bonding generally requires the initial introduction of a chemically active compound covalently attached to the substrate surface prior to antibody addition.

The antibody itself may also require the addition of a chemical activating group to achieve substrate bonding. These requirements are well known in the art. The substrate can be any medium capable of adsorbing or bonding to an antibody, for example a bead, a microtitre plate or a nanoparticle optionally chemically-activated , but is preferably of a planar conformation optionally chemically-activated such as a glass slide or a biochip.

A biochip or a microtitre plate are the preferred substrates. A biochip is a thin, wafer-like substrate with a planar surface which can be made of any suitable material such as glass or plastic but is preferably made of ceramic. The biochip is able to be chemically-activated prior to antibody bonding or is amenable to the passive adsorption of antibodies.

The skilled person in biochip development for immunoassay application will recognize that a planar surface at high resolution e. A microlayer coating of material can optionally be added to the planar surface of the substrate prior to antibody placement. Either the upper surface or both surfaces of the substrate can be coated.

The biochip can be integrated into or placed into a device with walls. Such a walled device can aid in the retention of added sample or solution. The solid state device can also support other antibodies which have a binding specificity which is different from the binding specificity of the antibodies of the invention.

If the method of detection is different fluorescent labels, each different fluorescent label emitting electromagnetic radiation at a unique wavelength, then the location of placement of the antibodies on the solid substrate is not critical. However, for antibodies forming part of a multianalyte array in which the detecting agent is, for example, a chemiluminescent molecule, the antibodies of differing specificity must not overlap and must be located in discrete areas on the solid state device.

Such a system is also referred to as a spatially addressable multianalyte array. The invention also describes an immunogen of structure III as previously described , wherein X is —NH— or —N R — in which R is substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, preferably C alkyl, n is 0 or 1 and the accm is an antigenicity conferring carrier material.

The crosslinker can be a short chain saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted alkanediyl or alkenediyl chain of carbon atoms, or arylene groups, or saturated or unsaturated cycloalkanes, or heterocycles or combinations of alkanediyl, alkenediyl, arylene groups, saturated or unsaturated cycloalkanes and heterocycles optionally supporting a functional group e.

The total linear chain length of the crosslinker is preferably atoms. In a preferred embodiment the immunogen is immunogen-2 of FIG. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ELISA is a test that uses antibodies and colour change to identify a substance.

Antigens from the sample are attached to a surface. Then, a further specific antibody is applied over the surface so it can bind to the antigen. This antibody is linked to an enzyme, and, in the final step, a substance containing the enzyme's substrate is added.

The subsequent reaction produces a detectable signal, most commonly a colour change in the substrate. After the antigen is immobilized, the detection antibody is added, forming a complex with the antigen. The detection antibody can be covalently linked to an enzyme, or can itself be detected by a secondary antibody that is linked to an enzyme through bioconjugation.

Between each step, the plate is typically washed to remove any proteins or antibodies that are not specifically bound. After the final wash step, the plate is developed by adding an enzymatic substrate to produce a visible signal, which indicates the quantity of antigen in the sample.

In recent years, the in vitro diagnostics industry has made enormous efforts to develop immunochromatographic tests. Such tests have found applications in both clinical and non-clinical fields. A clinical utility of this test format is particularly suited to point of care utilities. Rapid immunochromatographic test devices, e. Such a test strip commonly includes a sample pad, a conjugate pad, a membrane, e. The membrane is usually attached by means of an adhesive to a supporting backing, e.

In practice, the user dispenses a patient sample such as urine or whole blood onto the sample pad. The sample then flows through the sample pad into the conjugate pad, where it mixes with, and releases, the detector reagent.

This mixture then flows across the membrane, where it binds with the test and control reagents located in the capture test zone sample zone and negative control zone, respectively. When the mixture binds to the reagent that forms the test line, a positive result is indicated.

The colour intensity of the test line is proportional to the concentration of analyte in the sample. Excess sample that flows beyond the test and control zones is taken up in the absorbent pad.

Rapid immunochromatographic test devices for diagnostic purposes are easy to operate and thus do not only contribute to the comfort of professional users, e.

Generally, a Biochip comprises a solid substrate, on which is arranged one or more test sites at which a reaction can take place in use. For instance, the test site may carry one or more reagents e.

In this example, the Biochip takes the form of a small ceramic chip with a specialised surface preparation which is sensitive to environmental degradation.

Therefore the Biochip is generally delivered in an environmentally sealed format, usually evacuated, sealed foil bags. Each recess is approximately square and sized to just accommodate a biochip, which is also square, with a small clearance to allow the chip to be placed. The carrier has a keying feature for engagement with a robotic arm such that the array can be transported within the analyser via robotic handling.

This configuration is useful for batch analysis. Typically, a Biochip comprises an inert substrate, such as silicon or glass often of the order of about 1 cm 2 or less in surface area , on which one or a plurality of reaction sites is provided. The reactions can be detected using a number of alternative techniques, including detection of chemiluminescence generated by the reaction.

Some biochips carry a very large number hundreds or thousands of such tests sites, typically arranged in a grid or array, making it possible to carry out numerous assays simultaneously, and using the same single specimen. Appropriate accms commonly contain poly amino acid segments and include polypeptides, proteins and protein fragments.

Alternatively, synthetic poly amino acids having a sufficient number of available amino groups, such as lysine, may be employed, as may other synthetic or natural polymeric materials bearing reactive functional groups. That drug fucked me up bad. Ill for days after. Not fun at all. The effects are schizophrenia combined with rapid emotional shifts, from manic depressive through to completely irrational intense emotional events that can often include visions.

Long-term sleep deprivation and excessive alcohol use to keep the party going for two or three days are part of the excessive and extreme behaviour patterns. It has never been called Roflcopter. And only dicks call it m-ket.

When mixed with other substances this induces anxiety and pain attacks. My friends were rough after taking this and they have a high tolerance. Like a horror show. The effects of Mket are just weird. The only bad side effect is that you cannot sleep properly after taking it , and sometimes you struggle to fill your lungs. Of the 12 cases presenting alive to the emergency department, 9 were tachycardic with a maximum heart rate of Horizontal, rotary, and vertical nystagmus were also frequently described.

Among the cases described, the largest dose of methoxetamine consumed was by a year-old male with a history of bipolar disorder. There was no evidence of consumption of other substances. He was found unresponsive. The patient exhibited prominent delusions requiring psychiatric hospitalization, which resolved after several days.

The literature describes one death related to methoxetamine toxicity. No further history concerning clinical course was available. In addition to methoxetamine, the toxicology report revealed the presence of tetrahydrocannabinol THC , three synthetic cannabinoids, and venlafaxine and its metabolite desmethylvenlafaxine. Cause of death was declared unknown, though autopsy revealed pulmonary edema. As in the case above, methoxetamine is often consumed with a wide variety of other psychoactive substances.

The case reports do not reveal consistent laboratory abnormalities. Elevated creatine kinase CK was observed in two patients with one demonstrating a maximum CK of 2, at 13 hours postintoxication.

Methoxetamine is not identified in standard urine drugs screen though it can be detected with specialized testing such as gas chromatography—mass spectroscopy. At present, there are no specific management recommendations for acute methoxetamine toxicity. Of the 13 cases described, 6 received benzodiazepines. It almost goes without saying that at this time there are no FDA approved indications for methoxetamine. That being said, two researchers in Italy have speculated that should methoxetamine share ketamine's antidepressant and antisuicidal properties it may have therapeutic potential.

In recent years, designer drugs have emerged as a marked threat to the mission readiness in the U. Our goal in this article has been to describe a designer drug before it has gained prominence in the United States and the U. Though there are clinical and popular reports of methoxetamine use in the general U. However, that does not mean service members are not using this substance.

I could fly everywhere and see everything vividly. This place was my play thing I could do anything I wanted and it was awesome…. I could not believe that I could do such a crazy thing. Our experience with spice and bath salts has taught us to look to Europe, particularly the United Kingdom, to anticipate the next substance to hit United States. Another lesson we have learned with spice and bath salt is that the initial wave of a small handful of compounds is quickly followed by a proliferation of dozens, if not hundreds of structural analogs.

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