Determination of Alcohol from Biochemical Perspective and Its Importance in Forensic Sciences

Year 2024, Volume: 77 Issue: 1, 1 - 6, 28.03.2024

Aslıhan Gürbüz

Abstract

Alcohol consumption is as old as human history. Crimes caused by chronic and acute alcohol use are an increasing global problem. In addition to
health problems, it also causes economic and social problems. Alcohol use is an important factor in many subjects such as suicide, murder, addiction,
accident, etc. which are within the scope of forensic sciences. Alcohol determination has an important place among forensic analyzes on a global
scale. The aim of this review is to discuss alcohol determination and markers used in alcohol determination along with the current literature.

Keywords

Alcohol determination , ethanol , biomarker

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Biyokimyasal Açıdan Alkol Tayini ve Adli Bilimlerde Önemi

Abstract

Alkol tüketimi insanlık tarihi kadar eskiye dayanmaktadır. Kronik ve akut alkol kullanımının neden olduğu suçlar giderek artan küresel bir sorundur.
Sağlık sorunlarının yanı sıra ekonomik ve sosyal sorunlara da neden olmaktadır. Adli bilimlerin çalışma alanına giren intihar, cinayet, bağımlılık, kaza
vb. pek çok konuda alkol kullanımı önemli bir etkendir. Küresel ölçekte adli amaçlı yapılan analizler arasında alkol tayini önemli bir yere sahiptir. Bu
derlemenin amacı güncel literatür eşliğinde alkol tayini ve alkol tayininde kullanılan belirteçleri ele almaktır.

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Alkol tayini , etanol , biyobelirteç

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