The effect of zinc chloride, humidity and the substrate on the reaction of 1,2-indanedione-zinc with amino acids in latent fingermark secretions

Forensic Science International

Volumn 212, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 150-157

  Spindler, Xanthe ^a,b   Shimmon, Ronald ^a   Roux, Claude ^a   Lennard, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

1,2 indanedione; Amino acids; Fingermarks; Indanedione zinc; Joulli 's Pink

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO ACID; CELLULOSE; INDAN 1,2 DIONE; LEWIS ACID; LUMINESCENT AGENT; REAGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC CHLORIDE; ZINC ION;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; HUMIDITY; HYDROLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 80052321037     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.06.005     Document Type: Article

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