On the Characterization of Plant Poison : Cascabella Thevetia (L.) Lippold, using FTIR Spectroscopy-Application in Forensic Science

Authors

  • Vineeshma M  Department of Forensic Science, RIMT University, Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab, India
  • Arpita Angrish  Department of Forensic Science, RIMT University, Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab, India

Keywords:

FTIR Spectroscopy, Characterization, C. thevetia, Plant Poison and Toxicology

Abstract

Poisonous plant parts or extract of C. thevetia may be encountered as vital forensic evidence in criminal investigations involving intentional, accidental or homicidal poisoning cases. The pilot study sought to effectively use infrared spectroscopy to unprejudiced, precise and high-speed characterization of C. thevetia in order to support various forensic investigations. The dried and powdered leaves of this plant were analyzed for a variety of bioactive functional chemical components by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy using KBr disc method. The FTIR spectrum revealed the presence of several functional groups of chemical constituents such as aromatics, amide, ketone, aldehydes, alcohols (primary, secondary or tertiary) alkyl halides compounds, aliphatic amines (1°, 2° or 3°), aromatic amines (1°, 2° or 3°), ether, aromatic ether, phosphate ion, organic nitrate, phenols, carboxylic group, esters, six membered ring lactone, peroxides, siloxane, cyanide ion, thiocyanate ion alkane, alkene and alkyne. The spectra showed 19 major distinctive bands of bioactive chemical components. C. thevetia plant from two different geographical regions were analyzed using FTIR, which successfully distinguished the variations in the concentration of constituents of the plant according to difference in the geographical region. This model can be considered reliable and can be foreseen to provide a good level of confidence during the conduction of ‘questioned versus known’ comparisons of Cascabela thevetia plant.

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Vineeshma M, Arpita Angrish, " On the Characterization of Plant Poison : Cascabella Thevetia (L.) Lippold, using FTIR Spectroscopy-Application in Forensic Science, International Journal of Scientific Research in Chemistry(IJSRCH), ISSN : 2456-8457, Volume 7, Issue 5, pp.01-11, September-October-2022.