AME’s Test
Requirement:
Chemicals:
1
Distilled water
2
Dextrose
3
Magnesium sulphate (MgSO4.H2O)
4
Citric acid monohydrate
5
Potassium phosphate dibasic anhydrous (K2HPO4)
6
Sodium ammonium phosphate (Na2NH2PO4.4H2O)
7
D-biotin (F.W. 247)
8
L-Histidine (F.W.
191.7)
9
Sodium chloride
10
Oxoid nutrient broth
11
Sodium phosphate
monobasic
12
Sodium phosphate
dibasic
13
D-glucose-6-phosphate
14
Nicotinamide adenine
dinucleotide
15
Phosphate (NADP)
16
Magnesium chloride
(MgCl)
17
Potassium chloride
(KCl)
18
Glucose-5-phosphate
dehydrogenase
19
Liver S-9 fraction
20
Flavin mononucleotide (FMN)
21
Ampicillin
22
Tetracycline
23
Crystal violet
Glassware’s/General
requirement
1
Petri plates (100×15-mm)
2
Sterile glass tubes
(100×13-mm and 150×16-mm)
3
Test tube racks
4
General laboratory
glassware (flasks, bottles, graduated cylinders)
5
Pipets (1, 2, 5 and 10
ml)
6
Pipettors (adjustable
volumes up to 200 and 500 ml)
7
Pipet tips
8
Dispensers for
delivering top agar, buffer and S-9 mix to the test tubes
9
Cryogenic tubes for
freezing down permanent and working cultures
10
Sterile glycerol
11
Magnetic stir bars
12
Mammalian tissue
homogenate (S-9 fraction)
13
Dimethylsulfoxide and
other solvents
14
Positive control
chemicals
15
Gloves
16
Gowns
17
Goggles or protective
eye wear Biohazard bags
18
Protective covers for
work space
Equipment
1
Colony counter (manual
or electronic)
2
Autoclave
3
Shaking incubator set
at 120 rpm and 37°C for growing the overnight cultures
4
Incubator for
incubating the GM agar plates equipped with electrical outlet for Desiccator
assays
5
Oven, heating or water
bath set at 43°C to 48°C to maintain temperature of top agar
6
Gas line for keeping
aseptic techniques while inoculating cultures
7
Boiling water bath or
microwave oven for melting top agar.
8
Desiccator (9 liter)
9
Magnetic stirrers
10
Balances
11
Water purification
system to generate distilled water
12
Spectrophotometer
13
Centrifuge (up to 8000
rpm)
14
Revco freezer or liquid
nitrogen tank
15
Refrigerator/freezer
16
Chemical/biological
safety hood
17
Liquid waste disposal
18
Vacuum pump
19
Solid waste disposal
Reagents
and media
1
Vogel Bonner (VB salt
medium ) E 50x
2
Glucose solution (10%
v/)
3
GM agar plates
4
Histidine/biotin
solution (0.5 mM)
5
Sodium phosphate buffer
0.1 mM, ph 7.4
6
Cofactors for S-9 mix
7
Ampicillin solution
(0.8 % w/v)
8
Tetracycline solution
(0.1 % w/v)
Bacterial
cultures
1
Salmonella
typhimurium TA98
2
Salmonella
typhimurium TA100
3
Salmonella
typhimurium TA1535
4
Salmonella
typhimurium TA1537 or TA97
or TA97a
5
Salmonella
typhimurium TA102 or Escherichia
coli WP2 uvrA or Escherichia coli WP2 uvrA (pKM101)
6 Post mitochondrial supernatant of rat liver homogenate (S-9)
Controls
1
9-Aminoanthracine
2
4-Nitro-o-phenylenediame
3
Sodium azide
4
Mitomycin C
5
Methyl methane sulfonate
6
9-aminoacridine
7
2-Aminoanthracine
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