Major
Forensic Science
Anticipated Graduation Year
2023
Access Type
Open Access
Abstract
In Forensic case work immunochromatographic assays are used to indicate the presence of semen. The most common test types are P30 and Semenogelin. These antibody based tests are highly specific with little to no cross reactivity with other compounds. In contrast, other semen test like acid phosphatase (AP), another compound in semen, are more likely to cross react with other compounds. Fungal samples were specifically tested due to the cross reactivity in AP. This work evaluates the presence or absence of P30 in fungal samples using ABAcard p30 test for the forensic identification of Semen, RSID-Semen, and Seratec PSA Semiquant.
Faculty Mentors & Instructors
Wendy Gruhl, professor, Forensic Science
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Fungal Species Cross-Reactivity in Semen Testing (Immunochromatographic assays)
In Forensic case work immunochromatographic assays are used to indicate the presence of semen. The most common test types are P30 and Semenogelin. These antibody based tests are highly specific with little to no cross reactivity with other compounds. In contrast, other semen test like acid phosphatase (AP), another compound in semen, are more likely to cross react with other compounds. Fungal samples were specifically tested due to the cross reactivity in AP. This work evaluates the presence or absence of P30 in fungal samples using ABAcard p30 test for the forensic identification of Semen, RSID-Semen, and Seratec PSA Semiquant.