growit&smokeit
Bluelighter
Yeah I pretty much agree it seems very unlikely.
I did read this on the AMT warning thread the other week that made me think they aren't totally infallible.
I did read this on the AMT warning thread the other week that made me think they aren't totally infallible.
I keep meaning to make a proper post about it. The other sample was sold methylmethaqualone. The yellow solid (100% water insoluble) form was active around 5mg yet it has been identified as etaqualone. The white powder which contaminated the batch (water soluble) is inactive at this dose but has also been identified as etaqualone.
I know two things for a fact:
1. Etaqualone is not active below 100mg.
2. These two compounds are pharmacologically and chemically distinct and cannot be the same compounds.
Therefore I conclude that under no circumstances can both samples be etaqualone. What I believe has happened is that they do not have a reference for MMQ and have matched it closely enough to the analytics for ETQ without bothering to investigate further, despite my including a detailed explanation.
My doubts of their competence are further supported by their failure to measure all the samples. I have sent an envelope in the past where both samples have never been tested.
3. MMQ has the same molecular mass as ETQ. This might lead an inexperienced technician to confuse the two in mass spec.