This thesis deals with the development of analytical methods for the determination of new antimalarial drugs in biological fluids. The goal was to develop methods that facilitate clinical studies performed in the field, such as capillary blood sampling onto sampling paper. Methods for the determination of atovaquone (ATQ) in plasma, whole blood and capillary blood applied onto sampling paper were developed and validated. Automated solid-phase extraction (SPE) and liquid chromatography (LC) with UV absorbance detection was used to quantify ATQ. Venous blood contained higher levels of ATQ than capillary blood after a single dose of Malarone (ATQ + proguanil). Ion-pairing LC was used to separate amodiaquine (AQ), chloroquine (CQ) and their metabolites on a CN-column. A method for quantification of AQ, CQ and their metabolites in capillary blood applied onto sampling paper was developed and validated. Perchloric acid and acetonitrile were used to facilitate the extraction of the analytes from the sampling paper. The liquid extract was further cleaned by SPE. Methods for the determination of piperaquine (PQ) in plasma and whole blood using SPE and LC were developed and validated. Addition of trichloroacetic acid (TCA) to the samples prior to injection into the LC-system significantly enhanced the efficiency for the PQ peak. Serum and whole blood contained higher levels (about 300 nM) of PQ than plasma (about 200 nM) after a single oral dose of 340 mg PQ. This indicates that PQ may be taken up in the leucocytes and thrombocytes.

This work focuses on wood extractives in effluents from the CTMP plant at Skoghall Mill. Pulp and paper industry effluents contain mostly natural compounds which are part of the trees. They are toxic to aquatic life but harmless in nature, as they are present in low concentrations. Processing tons of wood, such as in a pulp mill, strongly increases the concentrations of the toxic compounds (Ali, M. and Sreekrishnan, T., 2001) which have to be treated before transferring to the aquatic environment.Extractives can be found in different forms, as micelles soluble in water, unprocessed in fibers or absorbed on the surface of fibers. It is important to know in which forms extractives are mostly present in the effluent, so that they can be treated more efficiently. It is desired to have extractives absorbed on the fibers and fibrils present in the waste water, so they can be separated from the water and treated separately, e.g. burned for energy recovery. Dissolved extractives complicate the oxygen transfer in an aerated biological treatment step with their surface active properties (Sandberg, 2012).The aim of this study is quantification of extractives on the fibers suspended in the waste water and extractives dissolved in the water. The distribution between the two forms is an important input when designing future effluent treatment. Wood extractives itself are a wide group with different compounds. This work focuses on the main groups present in waste water: resin acids, free and esterified fatty acids and, free and esterified sterols. These groups are analyzed in different process waters and waste water before the waste water treatment plant. The measured concentrations of extractives were as expected, higher in process and effluent waters, lower in white water. Most of the extract was dissolved in the water and unfortunately fiber samples contained very low concentration from the total extract in the samples.

This thesis deals with the design of 18F- and 68Ga-labelled positron emission tomography (PET) tracers and the development of technologies that enable faster and simpler preparation with high specific radioactivity. Techniques like microwave heating and reducing the concentrations of the precursor were investigated with this perspective. A few applications were explored using molecular design perspectives. A nucleophilic 18F-labelling strategy using perfluoro-containing leaving groups was explored. We observed that [18F]fluoride was interacting with the perfluoro alkyl chains of the substrate, preventing the nucleophilic substitution from taking place. When a perfluoroaryl group was instead used in the leaving group, the substitution took place and purification by fluorous solid-phase extraction was possible. 18F-Labelled analogues of the monoamine oxidase-A inhibitor harmine were prepared by one-step nucleophilic fluorinations and evaluated by in vitro autoradiography, showing high specific binding. Biotin analogues labelled with 18F and 68Ga were prepared and their binding to avidin evaluated. All analogues retained their binding ability and will be further evaluated in transplantation models with avidin-coated islets of Langerhans. Peptide design perspectives were used in some examples where the Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) sequence and a single-chain version of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) protein functionalized with 2,2',2'',2'''-(1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetrayl)tetraacetic acid (DOTA) or 2,2',2''-(1,4,7-triazonane-1,4,7-triyl)triacetic acid (NOTA) as chelators were labelled with 68Ga. The RGD motif and VEGF have high affinity for, respectively, αvβ3 integrin and VEGFR-2 receptor that are overexpressed in angiogenesis process. The 68Ga-labelled scVEGF maintained its functional activity in vitro. A polypeptide conjugate containing phosphocholine, which has affinity for the C-reactive protein released during the inflammatory process, was labelled with 68Ga for the development of an imaging agent for inflammation in vivo. Finally [18F]/19F exchange in fluorine-containing compounds was studied in order to investigate whether the exchange reaction can be of practical use for labelling.

Dans la problématique de l'utilisation de nouvelles énergies non polluantes, l'hydrogène est l'un des principaux carburants verts du futur. Les dérivés d'hydrazine et de borane sont potentiellement intéressants pour le stockage chimique de l'hydrogène. Les complexes entre hydrazines ou nitriles avec des boranes ou des alanes sont à la base de cette étude. Ces composés ont été synthétisés afin d'étudier leur structure électronique avant et après la création de la liaison entre les acides et les bases de Lewis. La spectroscopie photoélectronique à rayonnement UV (UV-SPE) est utilisée comme outil principal de caractérisation fournissant des énergies d'ionisation (IE). L’interprétation des résultats expérimentaux est supportée par des calculs quantiques comme ΔSCF + TD-DFT, OVGF, P3 et SAC-CI. Des simulations et des expériences par Flash Vacuum Thermolysis (FVT) ont été effectuées, portant sur l’élimination d'hydrogène à partir de dérivés d'hydrazine borane. / Within the problematic of the use of new non-polluting energies, hydrogen is one of the main green fuels of the future. Hydrazine borane derivatives are potentially interesting chemical hydrogen storage materials. Complexes between hydrazines or nitriles with boranes or alanes are the basis of this study. These compounds were synthesized in order to study their electronic structure before and after creation of the bond between the Lewis acids and bases. Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy (UV-PES) is used as a main characterization tool, providing Ionization Energies (IE). The interpretation of the experimental results is supported by Quantum Chemical Calculations as ΔSCF+TD-DFT, OVGF, P3 and SAC-CI methods. Simulations and experiments by Flash Vacuum Thermolysis (FVT) were carried out on hydrogen release from hydrazine borane derivatives.

O Brasil ocupa posição de destaque no consumo mundial de anfetaminas, contrariamente à tendência mundial de retração. Devido aos efeitos colaterais e ao alto potencial de abuso, a produção e comercialização de anfetaminas vêm sendo controladas no mundo inteiro. Com a restrição de uso, houve um retorno a procura pelos equivalentes naturais, especialmente as efedrinas presentes em diversas especialidades farmacêuticas, utilizadas no tratamento de doenças respiratórias. São componentes de vários compostos emagrecedores, suplementos alimentares e dietéticos utilizados para perda de peso e ganho de massa muscular. Face ao uso indiscriminado e a grande incidência de resultados falso-positivos nos testes de triagem para anfetaminas por imunoensaio enzimático homogêneo, fazem-se necessários testes confirmatórios. Neste sentido, este trabalho se propôs a desenvolver um método confirmatório simples e rápido para detecção, identificação e quantificação de efedrinas (efedrina/pseudoefedrina) em amostras de urina por por cromatografia a gás / espectrometria de massas-massas (CG/EM/EM), passível de ser adotado na rotina de laboratórios de análises toxicológicas. Devido à complexidade da matriz e as peculiaridades do analito, inicialmente procedeu-se o estudo do tratamento da amostra, considerando as etapas de derivatização, extração, pré-concentração e purificação, de modo a fornecer um extrato límpido, livre de impurezas, interferentes e com melhor sensibilidade, linearidade e seletividade analítica. Os métodos de extração usados foram extração líquido-líquido (ELL), extração em fase sólida (SPE) e microextração em fase sólida (SPME). Os resultados indicaram que o reagente de derivatização ciclohexanona foi o que apresentou melhor desempenho, menor custo e promoveu maior seletividade dos diasterômeros EF/PEF em colunas normais de CG. Sendo que o método mais apropriado para a detecção e identificação de efedrinas/anfetamina por CG/EM é a SPME levando em consideração características como simplicidade, rapidez, custo, recuperação e ausência de interferentes. Entretanto, considera-se valido o uso de SPE para a quantificação, devido à possibilidade de pré-concentração do analito. / Brazil is one of the biggest amphetamine consumers in the world, going against the worldwide retraction tendency. Due to serious adverse effects and high abuse potential, the production and commercialization of amphetamines has been controlled around the world. With the restriction of its use, there was a return in the search of natural equivalents, especially the ephedrines found in many medicines utilized in the treatment of respiratory diseases. Furthermore, they are components of dietary supplements used to lose weight and muscular mass gain. Because of the indiscriminate use and the high incidence of false-positive results in the amphetamines screening tests by enzyme immunoassay technique, it is necessary confirmatory tests. In this way, the aim of this work is to develop a confirmatory simple and quickly method for the detection and quantification of ephedrines (ephedrine and pseudoephedrine) gas chromatography / mass-mass spectrometry (GC/MS/MS), with possibility to be adopted in toxicological analyses laboratorial routine. Due to the complexity of the matrix and analyte peculiarities, initially proceeds the study of sample treatment, considering the derivatization, extraction, pre-concentration and purification steps, obtaining a limpidous extract, free of impurities, interferents and with better sensitivity, linearity and analytical selectivity. The extraction method used were liquid-liquid extraction (LLE), solid-phase extraction (SPE) and solid-phase microextraction (SPME). The results indicate that cyclohexanone was the derivatization agent with the best performance, lower price and good selectivity in diasteromers EF/PEF separation in normal GC columns. The most appropriate method for detection and identification of ephedrines/amphetamine by GC/MS is SPME, considering characteristics as simplicity, speed, cost, recovery and absence of interferents. However, the use of SPE must be considered to quantification, since it allowed analyte pre-concentration.

O Brasil ocupa posição de destaque no consumo mundial de anfetaminas, contrariamente à tendência mundial de retração. Devido aos efeitos colaterais e ao alto potencial de abuso, a produção e comercialização de anfetaminas vêm sendo controladas no mundo inteiro. Com a restrição de uso, houve um retorno a procura pelos equivalentes naturais, especialmente as efedrinas presentes em diversas especialidades farmacêuticas, utilizadas no tratamento de doenças respiratórias. São componentes de vários compostos emagrecedores, suplementos alimentares e dietéticos utilizados para perda de peso e ganho de massa muscular. Face ao uso indiscriminado e a grande incidência de resultados falso-positivos nos testes de triagem para anfetaminas por imunoensaio enzimático homogêneo, fazem-se necessários testes confirmatórios. Neste sentido, este trabalho se propôs a desenvolver um método confirmatório simples e rápido para detecção, identificação e quantificação de efedrinas (efedrina/pseudoefedrina) em amostras de urina por por cromatografia a gás / espectrometria de massas-massas (CG/EM/EM), passível de ser adotado na rotina de laboratórios de análises toxicológicas. Devido à complexidade da matriz e as peculiaridades do analito, inicialmente procedeu-se o estudo do tratamento da amostra, considerando as etapas de derivatização, extração, pré-concentração e purificação, de modo a fornecer um extrato límpido, livre de impurezas, interferentes e com melhor sensibilidade, linearidade e seletividade analítica. Os métodos de extração usados foram extração líquido-líquido (ELL), extração em fase sólida (SPE) e microextração em fase sólida (SPME). Os resultados indicaram que o reagente de derivatização ciclohexanona foi o que apresentou melhor desempenho, menor custo e promoveu maior seletividade dos diasterômeros EF/PEF em colunas normais de CG. Sendo que o método mais apropriado para a detecção e identificação de efedrinas/anfetamina por CG/EM é a SPME levando em consideração características como simplicidade, rapidez, custo, recuperação e ausência de interferentes. Entretanto, considera-se valido o uso de SPE para a quantificação, devido à possibilidade de pré-concentração do analito. / Brazil is one of the biggest amphetamine consumers in the world, going against the worldwide retraction tendency. Due to serious adverse effects and high abuse potential, the production and commercialization of amphetamines has been controlled around the world. With the restriction of its use, there was a return in the search of natural equivalents, especially the ephedrines found in many medicines utilized in the treatment of respiratory diseases. Furthermore, they are components of dietary supplements used to lose weight and muscular mass gain. Because of the indiscriminate use and the high incidence of false-positive results in the amphetamines screening tests by enzyme immunoassay technique, it is necessary confirmatory tests. In this way, the aim of this work is to develop a confirmatory simple and quickly method for the detection and quantification of ephedrines (ephedrine and pseudoephedrine) gas chromatography / mass-mass spectrometry (GC/MS/MS), with possibility to be adopted in toxicological analyses laboratorial routine. Due to the complexity of the matrix and analyte peculiarities, initially proceeds the study of sample treatment, considering the derivatization, extraction, pre-concentration and purification steps, obtaining a limpidous extract, free of impurities, interferents and with better sensitivity, linearity and analytical selectivity. The extraction method used were liquid-liquid extraction (LLE), solid-phase extraction (SPE) and solid-phase microextraction (SPME). The results indicate that cyclohexanone was the derivatization agent with the best performance, lower price and good selectivity in diasteromers EF/PEF separation in normal GC columns. The most appropriate method for detection and identification of ephedrines/amphetamine by GC/MS is SPME, considering characteristics as simplicity, speed, cost, recovery and absence of interferents. However, the use of SPE must be considered to quantification, since it allowed analyte pre-concentration.

Inledning: Författarna har under sina fältdagar i utbildningen uppmärksammat att det finns olika åsikter och tankar om specialpedagogens uppdrag i verksamheterna bland pedagogerna. Spe­cialpedagogens uppdrag styrs på olika sätt beroende på ledning och vilka befogenheter speci­alpedagogen har i verksamheterna. Syfte: Att öka kunskapen om pedagogers syn på det spe­cialpedagogiska uppdraget samt hur det kan påverka specialpedagogens roll i en verksamhet. Metod: Vid ett tillfälle träffades fyra pedagoger i en fokusgrupp där deltagarna fick diskutera ett antal bilder med påståenden utifrån den specialpedagogiska examensordningen. En rektor och två specialpedagoger besvarade en enkät med samma tolv påståenden som fokusgruppen samt med några öppna frågor. Resultat: Det skiljde sig i pedagogernas diskussioner om speci­alpedagogens uppdrag beroende på om det diskuterades utifrån vad det står i examensord­ningen eller om det var utifrån pedagogernas önskan. Handledningssamtal var ofta i fokus samt hur handledningssamtal påverkade pedagogernas arbete. Pedagogerna ville ha specialpeda­gogens kunskap och tar upp att det är viktigt med ett bra samarbete mellan professionerna. Skolutveckling diskuterades mest i fokusgruppen när det var utifrån examensordningen. Synen på det specialpedagogiska uppdraget behöver utvecklas i verksamheten menar rektorn. Slut­sats: Pedagogerna uttrycker att specialpedagogerna är viktiga i verksamheten samtidigt som det finns en osäkerhet och otydlighet i det specialpedagogiska uppdraget. / Introduction: The authors have noted during their field days in the education that there are different opinions and thoughts about the special educator's assignments in the activities of the educators. The Special Education Officer's assignments are governed differently depending on management and the powers of the Special Pedagogue in the activities. Aims: To raise aware­ness of educators' views on the special education assignment and how it may affect the role of the Special Educator in an activity. Method: At one time, four educators met in a focus group where the participants were allowed to discuss a number of pictures with claims based on the special education degree scheme. A principal and two special educators answered a quest­ionnaire with the same twelve statements as the focus group and with some open questions. Result: It was different in the pedagogues discussions about the special educator's as­signments, depending on whether it was discussed based on the degree program or whether it was the wish of the educators. Tutorials were often in focus and how tutoring conversations influenced the teachers' work. The educators wanted the specialist teacher's knowledge and stated that it is important to have good cooperation between the professions. School develop­ment was discussed most in the focus group when it was based on the degree scheme. The view of the special education mission needs to be developed in the activities, says the director. Conclusion: Educators express that the special educators are important in the activities while there is uncertainty and ambiguity in the special education mission.

O Brasil ocupa posição de destaque no consumo mundial de anfetaminas, contrariamente à tendência mundial de retração. Devido aos efeitos colaterais e ao alto potencial de abuso, a produção e comercialização de anfetaminas vêm sendo controladas no mundo inteiro. Com a restrição de uso, houve um retorno a procura pelos equivalentes naturais, especialmente as efedrinas presentes em diversas especialidades farmacêuticas, utilizadas no tratamento de doenças respiratórias. São componentes de vários compostos emagrecedores, suplementos alimentares e dietéticos utilizados para perda de peso e ganho de massa muscular. Face ao uso indiscriminado e a grande incidência de resultados falso-positivos nos testes de triagem para anfetaminas por imunoensaio enzimático homogêneo, fazem-se necessários testes confirmatórios. Neste sentido, este trabalho se propôs a desenvolver um método confirmatório simples e rápido para detecção, identificação e quantificação de efedrinas (efedrina/pseudoefedrina) em amostras de urina por por cromatografia a gás / espectrometria de massas-massas (CG/EM/EM), passível de ser adotado na rotina de laboratórios de análises toxicológicas. Devido à complexidade da matriz e as peculiaridades do analito, inicialmente procedeu-se o estudo do tratamento da amostra, considerando as etapas de derivatização, extração, pré-concentração e purificação, de modo a fornecer um extrato límpido, livre de impurezas, interferentes e com melhor sensibilidade, linearidade e seletividade analítica. Os métodos de extração usados foram extração líquido-líquido (ELL), extração em fase sólida (SPE) e microextração em fase sólida (SPME). Os resultados indicaram que o reagente de derivatização ciclohexanona foi o que apresentou melhor desempenho, menor custo e promoveu maior seletividade dos diasterômeros EF/PEF em colunas normais de CG. Sendo que o método mais apropriado para a detecção e identificação de efedrinas/anfetamina por CG/EM é a SPME levando em consideração características como simplicidade, rapidez, custo, recuperação e ausência de interferentes. Entretanto, considera-se valido o uso de SPE para a quantificação, devido à possibilidade de pré-concentração do analito. / Brazil is one of the biggest amphetamine consumers in the world, going against the worldwide retraction tendency. Due to serious adverse effects and high abuse potential, the production and commercialization of amphetamines has been controlled around the world. With the restriction of its use, there was a return in the search of natural equivalents, especially the ephedrines found in many medicines utilized in the treatment of respiratory diseases. Furthermore, they are components of dietary supplements used to lose weight and muscular mass gain. Because of the indiscriminate use and the high incidence of false-positive results in the amphetamines screening tests by enzyme immunoassay technique, it is necessary confirmatory tests. In this way, the aim of this work is to develop a confirmatory simple and quickly method for the detection and quantification of ephedrines (ephedrine and pseudoephedrine) gas chromatography / mass-mass spectrometry (GC/MS/MS), with possibility to be adopted in toxicological analyses laboratorial routine. Due to the complexity of the matrix and analyte peculiarities, initially proceeds the study of sample treatment, considering the derivatization, extraction, pre-concentration and purification steps, obtaining a limpidous extract, free of impurities, interferents and with better sensitivity, linearity and analytical selectivity. The extraction method used were liquid-liquid extraction (LLE), solid-phase extraction (SPE) and solid-phase microextraction (SPME). The results indicate that cyclohexanone was the derivatization agent with the best performance, lower price and good selectivity in diasteromers EF/PEF separation in normal GC columns. The most appropriate method for detection and identification of ephedrines/amphetamine by GC/MS is SPME, considering characteristics as simplicity, speed, cost, recovery and absence of interferents. However, the use of SPE must be considered to quantification, since it allowed analyte pre-concentration.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / Bottled mineral water is a widely consumed product in Brazil because it is considered a reliable source of drinking water. On the other hand, there is the great use of pesticides, which can reach and contaminate groundwater, the main source of mineral water. The present research had the objective of developing a method for the determination of residues of pesticides in bottled mineral water, using the technique of solid phase extraction with alternative adsorbent to the base of graphene oxide and liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. For that, tests were performed to optimize the instrumental and extraction conditions for the analysis of 6 pesticides (alachlor, atrazine, carbaryl, carbofuran, pyrimicarb and endosulfan sulfate). The analytes were extracted with graphene oxide and a mixture of methanol and acetonitrile, presenting satisfactory recovery values (76 ± 1.6 and 100 ± 2.4%) in a concentration range of 0.5 to 2.5 μg L-1. In optimal conditions good linearity and sensitivity were obtained in a range of 1 to 1000 μg L-1 with determination coefficients above 0.99. The relative standard deviations for triplicate determinations were less than 12% and the limits of detection and quantification were in the range of 0.0003-0.017 μg L-1 0.001-0.05 μg L-1, respectively. The proposed method was applied in the determination of pesticides residues in bottled mineral water produced in Sergipe. / A água mineral engarrafada é um produto largamente consumido no Brasil por ser considerada fonte confiável de água potável. Em contrapartida, há o grande uso de agrotóxicos, que podem atingir e contaminar águas subterrâneas, principal fonte de água mineral. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo desenvolver um método para determinação de resíduos de agrotóxicos em água mineral engarrafada, utilizando a técnica de extração em fase sólida com adsorvente alternativo a base de óxido de grafeno e cromatografia líquidaespectrometria de massas. Para tanto, foram realizados testes para otimizar as condições instrumentais e de extração para análise de 6 agrotóxicos (alacloro atrazina, carbaril, carbofurano, pirimicarbe e sulfato de endosulfam). Os analitos foram extraídos com óxido de grafeno e uma mistura de metanol e acetonitrila, apresentando valores de recuperação satisfatórios (76±1,6 e 100±2,4%) em um intervalo de concentração 0,5 a 2,5 μg L-1. Sob condições ótimas foi obtida boa linearidade e sensibilidade em um intervalo de 1 a 1000 μg L-1 com coeficientes de determinação superiores a 0,99. Os desvios padrão relativos para determinações em triplicata foram inferiores a 12% e os limites de detecção e quantificação ficaram no intervalo de 0,0003–0,017 μg L-1 0,001–0,05 μg L-1, respectivamente. O método proposto foi aplicado na determinação de resíduos de agrotóxicos em água mineral engarrafada produzida em Sergipe. / São Cristóvão, SE

Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq / Ayahuasca is a psychoactive beverage prepared by decoction of stems and leafs from Banisteriopis caapi and Psycotria viridis, respectively. Initially, this tea was used by South America Indian tribes, but nowadays, the consumption is spread all over the world due the growth of religious groups where ayahuasca is considered a sacrament. In this work, we propose a method for determination of the alkaloids: Tryptamine, N, N – Dimethyltryptamine, Harmalol, Harmine, Harmaline and Tetrahydroharmine in ayahuasca samples by HPLC/DAD system using Solid Phase Extraction technique as sample preparation. Tests carried out with standard solutions of alkaloids allowed the adjustment of the chromatographic conditions for simultaneous determination of analytes. The best analytic answer for extraction procedure was employing silica cartridge. The validation of the analytical method showed linearity in the range of 0.9950 a 0.9998 and sensitivity in the concentration range of 1-250 μg mL-1 accuracy and precision, with recovery values between 45.0 to 107.4% and variation coefficients between 1.1 to 9.8%; limits of detection and quantification in the range of 6.8 - 18.8 μg mL-1 and 20.6 - 57.1 μg mL-1, respectively. Moreover, the adsorptive capacity of two new solid phases [Biochar and SiMen(M)TSC] was observed with satisfactory recovery results in the range of 40.6 - 116.2 and 45.3 - 115.7%, respectively. The concentrations of these alkaloids were determined in ayahuasca beverage from nonprofit religious cult of the Fortaleza City showed to range from 0.3 to 36.7 g L-1. / Ayahuasca é uma bebida psicoativa preparada pela decocção de caules da Banisteriopis caapi com folhas da Psycotria viridis. Inicialmente esta bebida foi utilizado por tribos indígenas sul-americanas, porém atualmente o consumo está disseminado em todo o mundo devido à expansão de centros religiosos nos quais a ayahuasca é considerada um sacramento. Neste contexto, o presente trabalho propõe um método para determinação dos alcaloides triptamina, N, N-dimetiltriptamina, harmalol, harmina, harmalina e tetrahidroharmina em amostras de ayahuasca empregando as técnicas de extração em fase sólida (SPE) e cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência e detector com arranjo de diodos (HPLC-DAD). Testes realizados com soluções padrão dos alcaloides permitiram o ajuste das condições cromatográficas para determinação simultânea dos analitos. A melhor reposta analítica para o procedimento de extração foi empregando o cartucho de sílica. A validação do método analítico apresentou linearidade na faixa de 0,9950 a 0,9998 e sensibilidade no intervalo de concentração de 1-250 μg mL-1; exatidão e precisão, com valores de recuperação entre 45,0 - 107,4% e coeficientes de variação entre 1,1 - 9,8%; limites de detecção e quantificação na faixa de 6,8 - 18,8 μg mL-1 e 20,6 - 57,1 μg mL-1, respectivamente. Além disso, a capacidade adsortiva de duas novas fases sólidas [biocarvão e SiMen(M)TSC] foi verificada apresentando resultados satisfatórios de recuperação na faixa de 40,6 - 116,2% e 45,3 - 115,7%, respectivamente. As concentrações destes alcaloides foram determinadas na bebida ayahuasca, cedidas sem fins lucrativos por centro religioso na cidade de Fortaleza, apresentado valores entre 0,3 - 36,7 g L-1.