Camilla Montesano

Dr. Camilla Montesano

Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
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Academic Career Length

17Years (2010-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 January 2014 in Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis
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Camilla MontesanoCamilla Montesano
Camilla Montesano
SJSys Stybe Johansen
Sys Stybe Johansen
MNMarie Katrine Klose Nielsen
Marie Katrine Klose Nielsen

25 November 2020 in Frontiers in Chemistry
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FVFlaminia Vincenti
Flaminia Vincenti
Camilla MontesanoCamilla Montesano
Camilla Montesano
FOFrancesca Di Ottavio
Francesca Di Ottavio
AGAdolfo Gregori
Adolfo Gregori
DCDario Compagnone
Dario Compagnone
PDPieter Dorrestein
Pieter Dorrestein
New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) are a global concern since they are spreading at an unprecedented rate. Despite their commerce still being limited compared to traditional illicit drugs, the identification of NPS in seizures may represent a challenge because of the variety of possible structures. In this study we report the successful application of molecular networking (MN) to identify unexpected fentanyl analogs in two seizures. The samples were extracted with 1 mL of methanol and analyzed with an untargeted data-dependent acquisition approach by LC–HRMS. The obtained data were examined using the MN workflow within the Global Natural Product Search (GNPS). A job was submitted to GNPS by including both seizures and standard mixtures containing synthetic cannabinoids and fentanyls raw files; spectra obtained from standards were used to establish representative networks for both molecular classes. All synthetic cannabinoids in the mixture were linked together resulting in a molecular network despite their different fragmentation spectra. Looking at fentanyls, all the molecules with the typical 188.143 and 105.070 fragments were combined in a representative network. By exploiting the standard networks two unexpected fentanyls were found in the analyzed seizures and were putatively annotated as para-fluorofuranylfentanyl and (iso)butyrylfentanyl. The identity of these two fentanyl analogs was confirmed by NMR analysis. Other m/z ratios in the seizures were compatible with fentanyl derivatives; however, they appeared to be minor constituents, probably impurities or synthetic byproducts. The latter might be of interest for investigations of common fingerprints among different seizures.

15 March 2015 in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
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Camilla MontesanoCamilla Montesano
Camilla Montesano
MSMaria Chiara Simeoni
Maria Chiara Simeoni
RCRoberta Curini
Roberta Curini
Manuel SergiManuel Sergi
Manuel Sergi
CSClaudio Lo Sterzo
Claudio Lo Sterzo
Dario CompagnoneDario Compagnone
Dario Compagnone

27 November 2017 in Drug Testing and Analysis
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RRRachele Rocchi
Rachele Rocchi
MSMaria Chiara Simeoni
Maria Chiara Simeoni
Camilla MontesanoCamilla Montesano
Camilla Montesano
GVGabriele Vannutelli
Gabriele Vannutelli
RCRoberta Curini
Roberta Curini
DCDario Compagnone
Dario Compagnone

1 August 2013 in Journal of Chromatography A
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Manuel SergiManuel Sergi
Manuel Sergi
Camilla MontesanoCamilla Montesano
Camilla Montesano
SOSara Odoardi
Sara Odoardi
LRLucia Mainero Rocca
Lucia Mainero Rocca
GFGiovanni Fabrizi
Giovanni Fabrizi
RCRoberta Curini
Roberta Curini

31 July 2012 in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
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MSManuel Sergi
Manuel Sergi
Natalia BattistaNatalia Battista
Natalia Battista
Camilla MontesanoCamilla Montesano
Camilla Montesano
RCRoberta Curini
Roberta Curini
Mauro MaccarroneMauro Maccarrone
Mauro Maccarrone
Dario CompagnoneDario Compagnone
Dario Compagnone