Invitro Mammalian Chromosome Aberration Test
Requirement:
Chemicals:
1
Distilled water
2
Magnesium sulphate (MgSO4.H2O)
3
Potassium phosphate dibasic anhydrous (K2HPO4)
4
Sodium ammonium phosphate (Na2NH2PO4.4H2O)
5
Sodium chloride
6
Sodium phosphate
monobasic
7
Sodium phosphate
dibasic
8
D-glucose-6-phosphate
9
Phosphate (NADP)
10
Magnesium chloride
(MgCl)
11
Potassium chloride
(KCl)
12
Glucose-5-phosphate
dehydrogenase
13
Liver S-9 fraction
14
Penicillin
15
Streptomycin
16
Cyclophosphamide
17
DMSO
18
KCl
19
Glacial acetic acid
20
Gurr’s Giemsa Improved 266
21
Colchine
22
5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine
Glassware’s/General
requirement
1
Heparinised tubes (with
sodium)
2
Slides
3
Coverslips
4
Sterile glass tubes
(100×13-mm and 150×16-mm)
5
Test tube racks
6
General laboratory
glassware (flasks, bottles, graduated cylinders)
7
Pipets (1, 2, 5 and 10
ml)
8
Pipettors (adjustable
volumes up to 200 and 500 ml)
9
Pipet tips
10
Dispensers for buffer
and S-9 mix to the test tubes
11
Cryogenic tubes for
freezing down permanent and working cultures
12
Sterile glycerol
13
Magnetic stir bars
14
Mammalian tissue homogenate
(S-9 fraction)
15
Dimethylsulfoxide and
other solvents
16
Positive control
chemicals
17
Gloves
18
Gowns
19
Goggles or protective
eye wear Biohazard bags
20
Protective covers for
work space
Equipment
1
Autoclave
2
Microscope (1000 X
magnification)
3
Ultraviolet light 366
nm
4
Incubator (37 - 40°C)
5
Gas line for keeping
aseptic techniques while inoculating cultures
6
Magnetic stirrers
7
Balances
8
Water purification
system to generate distilled water
9
Spectrophotometer
10
Centrifuge (up to 10000
rpm)
11
Revco freezer or liquid
nitrogen tank
12
Refrigerator/freezer
13
Chemical/biological
safety hood
14
Liquid waste disposal
15
Vacuum pump
16
Solid waste disposal
Reagents
and culture media
1
RPMI 1600 medium
(Supplied with 25 mM HEPES buffer & glutaMAX)
2
Foetal Calf serum (FCS
10-20 %)
3
Reagent grade PHA (2%)
Phytohaemagglutamine
4
S-9 fraction (prepared
from liver of SD rats)
5
S-9 mix (with
glucose-6-phosphate)
6
MacIlvaine’s buffer
7
Hoechst-33258
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