Abstract

SOLIS, María Virginia. Bandeo de cromosomas humanos con extracto crudo de frutas u hojas de papaya. Rev. biol. trop [online]. 2001, vol.49, n.3-4, pp.1223-1225. ISSN 0034-7744.

One week old human chromosome preparations were treated with filtrate from one liquefied leaf (53 g) of papaya (Carica papaya) in 100 ml of distilled water, and stained with 1.5 % Giemsa (pH 6.8). Good chromosome banding was obtained after 2 min of treatment. Solutions that have been frozen even for years are effective and the method is cheaper and easier than others

Keywords : Papain-mediated banding; G banding; Carica papaya; new method.