Table 4.
The novel biochemistry technology applied in forensic practice.
| Forensic Issue | Forensic Problem | Sample | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of death | Insulin overdose | Vitreous humor [81] | Proteomics |
| Protein toxin (snake venom, ricin) | Blood plasma [82] | Proteomics | |
| DAI biomarkers | Cerebral tissue [83,84,85] | Proteomics | |
| DKA biomarkers | Pulmonary edema fluid [131] | FT-IR | |
| Heatstroke | Plasma, lung tissue, etc. [134,135] | FT-IR | |
| Diabetic cardiomyopathy | Body fluid (plasma, saliva, and urine) [133] | FT-IR | |
| Asphyxia | Lung tissue [138] | FT-IR | |
| Diabetes and its complication | Postmortem plasma [107] | Metabolomics | |
| PMI estimation | The attenuated total reflectance in decomposed tissue | Vitreous humor and annular cartilage [139,140] | FT-IR |
| Degradation of protein | Skeletal muscle and skeleton [91,92,93,94,95,96] | Proteomics | |
| Identify the polypeptide | Decomposed body fluid [100,101] | Peptidomics | |
| Metabolomics profiles of body fluid | Plasma, aqueous humor and vitreous humor [124] | Metabolomics based on NMR * | |
| Violate metabolites | Brain [119,129,157] | Metabolomics based on GC-MS |
* The abbreviation of ‘Nuclear Magnetic Resonance’.