ABSTRACT
Biochemical parameters of transformation of fresh subcutaneous fat into adipocere have been studied in experiment. Activation of lipid peroxidation is a significant component of the mechanism of adipocere transformation, which is proven by a drastic increase in the level of Schiff's bases in adipocere in comparison with subcutaneous fat. The concentrations of myristic, palmitic, and stearic fatty acids increase during the formation of adipocere, while the content of linoleic acid decreases in comparison with the unchanged human subcutaneous fat.
Subject(s)
Adipose Tissue/metabolism , Fatty Acids/metabolism , Lipid Peroxidation , Postmortem Changes , Adipose Tissue/chemistry , Animals , Forensic Medicine , Humans , Linoleic Acids/metabolism , Myristic Acids/metabolism , Palmitic Acids/metabolism , Stearic Acids/metabolismABSTRACT
Scanty and contradictory published data made the authors carry out examinations of human tissues in a state of adipocere using visual, stereomicroscopic, biochemical methods, and numerous physical tests. Adipocere developing under natural conditions and extracted from human corpses and experimentally obtained adipocere were found to be quite the same. Biochemical studies of adipocere to detect phospholipids and the percent of ratio of total lipids and their classes were carried out for the first time.
