<prompt> Which of the following is a feature of adipocere?Rancid smelling wax like substanceFoul smelling oily liquidHas no paicular smellNone of the above  <response>: Adipocere Saponification- hydrolysis and hydrogenation of fat Olein and higher fatty acid by lipases lecithinase Cl. Perfringens hydrolysis, hydrogenation - with Ca, NH3 - insoluble soap whole fat to palmitic, oleic, stearic and hydroxy stearic acid. After death - fat contain - 12 FA. In adipocere - FA 20 1 month, 70 3 months. Conditions for adipocere formation: Immersion in water, damp and warm climate Enzyme lecithinase fatty tissue. Sites: Buttocks, breast, face, and abdomen. Adipocere has offensive or sweetish smell earlier, later ammoniacal odour; Fresh adipocere- soft, moist, whitish, translucent and float on water, dissolved in alcohol and ether and gives yellow flame on burning, old adipocere hard and cracked appearance. Time required- 3 weeks to upto 3-6 months in summer. It may last for years or decades. Foetus 7 mths - no adipocere. 