Bone Diagenesis in Short Timescales: Insights from an Exploratory Proteomic Analysis.

ABSTRACT: The evaluation of bone diagenetic phenomena in archaeological timescales has a long history; however, little is known about the origins of the microbes driving bone diagenesis, nor about the extent of bone diagenesis in short timeframes-such as in forensic contexts. Previously, the analysis of non-collagenous proteins (NCPs) through bottom-up proteomics revealed the presence of potential biomarkers useful in estimating the post-mortem interval (PMI). However, there is still a great need for enhancing the understanding of the diagenetic processes taking place in forensic timeframes, and to clarify whether proteomic analyses can help to develop better models for estimating PMI reliably. To address these knowledge gaps, we designed an experiment based on whole rat carcasses, defleshed long ra

SUBMITTER: Procopio N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8224596 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature