Agar Type A, plant cell culture tested (500g)

SKU:
A4550-500G
  • $303.00

    • Description

    Agar - Type A, plant cell culture tested

    Agar is a polysaccharide complex obtained through bleaching and hot water extraction of agarocytes from the red alga Rhodophyceae, found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans and in the Sea of Japan. The genera Gelidium, Acanthopeltis, Ceramium, Pterocladia and Gracilaria predominate in agar production. Agar is composed of about 70% agarose and 30% agaropectin.2,3 Agarose: A neutral gelling fraction which consists of a linear polymer of alternating D-galactose and 3,6- anhydrogalactose units.

    Agaropectin: A non-gelling fraction which consists of $-1,3-glycosidically linked D-galactose units, some of which are sulfated at position 6.

    Product Information:

    Product Number

    A4550

    CAS Number

    9002-18-0

    MDL

    MFCD00081288

    Linear Formula

    (C12H18O9)n 

    Storage

    Room Temperature

    Product Specifications:

    Test

    Specification

    Appearance (Color)

     Faint Yellow to Yellow-Brown

    Appearance (Form)

     Powder

    Loss on Drying

     < 20 %

    Residue on ignition (Ash)

     < 6.5 %

    pH 1.5% in H2O, after autoclaving

     6.6 - 7.4

    Gel Strength After autoclaving

     > 650 gm/cm2

    Gel Temperature 1.5%

    32 - 38 °C

    Plant Cell Culture

     Test Pass

    SDS