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Faster and more effective method of anabolic steroids detection

Anabolic steroids in urine can now be traced in a matter of seconds. Thanks to the technology that combines two state-of-the-art techniques, desorption electrospray ionization (DESI) and tandem mass spectrometry.

Zheng Ouyang, R. Graham Cooks and colleagues, developed the new method, which can identify seven different anabolic steroids in a few seconds using a urine sample.

One of the growing problems in sports is the use of banned substances, particularly anabolic steroids and performance-enhancing drugs by professional athletes to hasten muscle growth and gain advantage in their athletic performance. Some of the sports affected by these banned substances are track and field, baseball, football and cycling.

Some of the famous personalities involved in steroids controversies were track and field players Marion Jones and Ben Johnson; baseball stars Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mark McGwire, and many more. American cyclist Floyd Landis was stripped of his championship in the 2006 Tour de France. Professional and college football players alike use steroids to help them in their performance.

The method was described in Analytical Chemistry. It involves no time-consuming sample preparation and takes only a few seconds.

Current methods involves time-consuming processes and complicated preparation steps. In addition, results take longer to determine.

From Science Daily:

Amid growing concerns about sports “doping,” researchers in Indiana and China report development of a faster and more efficient method for detecting the presence of illegal anabolic steroids in urine.