Journal of Bioprocessing & Biotechniques

Eggplant Peel Ethanolic Extract: A Novel and Alternative Stain for Chromosome Banding

Abstract

Hayfaa A Al-Shammary, Rasha Salh and Haidr Sabah

Rat and mouse have become important animal models to study various human diseases such as cancer. Here, we use eggplant peel ethanolic extract to visualise chromosome banding. This extract is easy to prepare, a novel, available alternative. The colour of this extract is bright dark green colour. This stain gave us good result for show the chromosomes banding, we used Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) examination, Infrared (IR) spectroscopy and the spectrum ultraviolet UV to investigate about the compound and functional groups in this extract. Use of this extract represents a new method for chromosome banding and a viable alternative to existing chromosome staining methods.