TY - JOUR
T1 - Analysis of amino acids in latent fingerprint residue by capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry
AU - Atherton, Tom
AU - Croxton, Ruth
AU - Baron, Mark
AU - Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Jose
AU - Gámiz-Gracia, Laura
AU - García-Campańa, Ana M.
PY - 2012/11/1
Y1 - 2012/11/1
N2 - The analysis of the chemical composition of fingerprints is important for the development and improvement of existing fingerprint enhancement techniques. This study demonstrates the first analysis of a latent fingerprint sample, using an optimized CE-MS method. In total 12 amino acids were detected in the fingerprint sample. MS/MS fragmentation was used to provide additional identity confirmation, for which eight of the twelve detected amino acids generated confirmatory product ions. Nine amino acids were quantified and their relative abundances were consistent with previous studies with serine and glycine being the most abundant. The successful detection of amino acids from latent fingerprints demonstrates that CE-MS is a potential future technique for further study of such compounds in fingerprint samples.
AB - The analysis of the chemical composition of fingerprints is important for the development and improvement of existing fingerprint enhancement techniques. This study demonstrates the first analysis of a latent fingerprint sample, using an optimized CE-MS method. In total 12 amino acids were detected in the fingerprint sample. MS/MS fragmentation was used to provide additional identity confirmation, for which eight of the twelve detected amino acids generated confirmatory product ions. Nine amino acids were quantified and their relative abundances were consistent with previous studies with serine and glycine being the most abundant. The successful detection of amino acids from latent fingerprints demonstrates that CE-MS is a potential future technique for further study of such compounds in fingerprint samples.
KW - Amino acids
KW - Capillary electrophoresis
KW - Latent fingerprint residue
KW - Mass spectrometry
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U2 - 10.1002/jssc.201200398
DO - 10.1002/jssc.201200398
M3 - Article
C2 - 22961833
AN - SCOPUS:84867876081
SN - 1615-9306
VL - 35
SP - 2994
EP - 2999
JO - Journal of Separation Science
JF - Journal of Separation Science
IS - 21
ER -