title: Hydrogen peroxide decomposes the heme compound in forensic specimens and improves the efficiency of PCR.
authors.affiliation: Department of Legal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akane
mesh_terms: D053523:Amelogenin; D000818:Animals; D001769:Blood / Q000187:drug effects*; D002417:Cattle; D004247:DNA / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003746:Dental Enamel Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D003956:Dialysis; D019286:Endopeptidase K / Q000378:metabolism; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006418:Heme / Q000737:chemistry*; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine / Q000494:pharmacology; D013698:Templates, Genetic
chemical_list: D053523:Amelogenin; D003746:Dental Enamel Proteins; D006454:Hemoglobins; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine; D006418:Heme; D004247:DNA; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D019286:Endopeptidase K