Genipin - A Novel Fingerprint Reagent with Colorimetric and Fluorogenic Activity

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 255-257

  Almog, Joseph ^a   Cohen, Yaron ^b   Azoury, Myriam ^b   Hahn, Tae Ryong ^c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Israel Police   (Israel)

^c Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amino acid reagent; Colorimetric; Fingerprint reagent; Fluorogenic; Forensic science; Genipin

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BETA GLUCOSIDASE; GENIPIN; GENIPOSIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; REAGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COLORIMETRY; EXTRACTION; FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; FRUIT; GARDENIA; HUMAN; LUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROMETER;

EID: 1542286899     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2003321     Document Type: Article

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