ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 3

A New Method for Typing Haptoglobin in Bloodstains Using Immobilized Allo a Lectin
Harada, A
Forensic scientist, forensic scientist, forensic scientist, and professor, Yamagata University School of Medicine,

Umetsu, K
Forensic scientist, forensic scientist, forensic scientist, and professor, Yamagata University School of Medicine,

Ikeda, N
Forensic scientist, forensic scientist, forensic scientist, and professor, Yamagata University School of Medicine,

Suzuki, T
Forensic scientist, forensic scientist, forensic scientist, and professor, Yamagata University School of Medicine,

(Received 15 July 1986; accepted 14 October 1986)

Abstract

Allo A lectin from the beetle, which is β-D-galactose specific, reacts to haptoglobin but not to hemoglobin. The use of allo A-Sepharose for typing haptoglobin in bloodstains helped eliminate hemoglobin from the bloodstain extract and presented highly resolved haptoglobin patterns by disc gel electrophoresis. This method is simple and rapid for typing haptoglobin in bloodstains and can be easily used in forensic science laboratories.

Keywords:
forensic science, blood, haptoglobin, bloodstains, allo A, lectin

Paper ID: JFS12415J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS12415J
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