International Journal of Medical Toxicology & Legal Medicine
  • Year: 2007
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 2

Identification of chloroquine drug in biological specimen by GC, HPLC, UV-Vis and FTIR

  • Author:
  • B. Shanmukham*, P Ettiyappan, V Devi
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 37 to 39

Forensic Sciences Department, Kamarajar Salai, Mylapore, Chennai 600 004

*E-Mail: bhushanmukham@gmail.com

Abstract

A male aged 19 years was under training as Airman. He committed suicide by consuming unknown drug, due to domestic problem. The biological tissue of Stomach, Intestine, Liver and Kidney were received for chemical examination. The systematic separation of drugs from visceral matter, followed by modern analytical equipments such as GC, HPLC, Uv-Vis and FTIR were helpful in the identification of the unknown drug.

Keywords

Chloroquine, GC, HPLC, FTIR, Biological Specimen