1Research Scholar, Amity Institute of Forensic Sciences, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh
2Assistant Professor-III, Amity Institute of Forensic Sciences, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh
3Associate Professor & Head, Department of Chemistry, Amity Institute of Applied Sciences, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh
4Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, Jharkhand
Online Published on 17 September, 2022.
Ketamine is used as an anesthetic drug and is most prevalent among young adults because it has gained popularity as a date rape drug. There is a lesser number of forensic kits that involve reagents to determine the Ketamine. Therefore, new spot tests are developed to identify the presence of Ketamine majorly in the forensic samples - blood, viscera, and injection.
The present study comprises of modified spot test by mixing the standard drug with various reagents such as 1-napthylamin (C10H9N), beta-naphthol (C10H8O), Hydrochloric acid (HCl), N-(1-Naphthyl) ethylenediamine dihydrochloride (C12H16Cl2N2), and Sodium nitrite (NaNO2) for the detection of ketamine.
Five spot tests were developed. The GC-MS analysis was further been performed to confirm the presence of ketamine. Therefore, it could be incorporated into the field of forensic toxicology.
Forensic Toxicology, Anesthesia, Spot Test, Ketamine, Forensic Biological Samples, GC-MS
