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Agar

microbiology tested, suitable for plant cell culture, suitable for cell culture, powder

Synonym(s):

Agar-agar, Gum agar

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Linear Formula:
(C12H18O9)n
CAS Number:
9002-18-0
UNSPSC Code:
50405901
eCl@ss:
42040102
EC Number:
232-658-1
NACRES:
NA.21
MDL number:
MFCD00081288

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Product Name

Agar, microbiology tested, suitable for plant cell culture, suitable for cell culture, powder

SMILES string

O1[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H](C1OC2[C@H]3OCC2OC([C@H]3O)C)O)OC)O)CO

InChI

1S/C14H24O9/c1-5-8(16)13-11(7(21-5)4-20-13)23-14-10(18)12(19-2)9(17)6(3-15)22-14/h5-18H,3-4H2,1-2H3/t5?,6-,7?,8-,9+,10-,11?,12+,13+,14?/m1/s1

InChI key

GYYDPBCUIJTIBM-DYOGSRDZSA-N

biological source

algae (Rhodophyceae)
synthetic

Quality Level

200

application(s)

agriculture
agriculture
food and beverages
life science and biopharma
microbiology
microbiology

form

powder

mol wt

203.23  g/mol

packaging

pkg of 1 kg
pkg of 100 g
pkg of 500 g

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable
cell culture | plant: suitable
microbiological culture: suitable
protein purification: suitable

ign. residue

2.0-4.5%

transition temp

congealing temperature <38 °C (1.5% in H2O)

suitability

microbiology tested

storage temp.

room temp

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Application

Agar is commonly employed in research for:
  • agar plates for microbiology, such as Tryptic soy broth or TSB Agar plates for bacterial cell culture
  • 50% Murashige-Skoog or MS medium (basal MS)for growing plant seedlings
  • micropropagation of Pistacia lentiscus or Lentisk, for shoot initiation

Features and Benefits

  • High-quality agar powder for general use in research
  • Suitable for microbiology applications to culture bacteria and other microorganisms
  • Suitable for plant cell culture for horticultural science and biotechnology
  • Easily prepare and autoclave for a solid or semi-solid media at 6 - 12g/L

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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BCCN5944
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WXBF6759V

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Floral dip: a simplified method for Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Arabidopsis thaliana.
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The Plant Journal, 16, 735-743 (1998)
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Shoot formation is accompanied by active cell proliferation and expansion, requiring that metabolic state adapts to developmental control. Despite the importance of such metabolic reprogramming, it remains unclear how development and metabolism are integrated. Here, we show that disruption of
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Plant regeneration from callus derived from immature embryo cotyledons of Prunus mume.
Ning GG and Bao MZ
Hortscience: a Publication of the American Society For Horticultural Science Hortscience, 42, 744-747 (2007)
Micropropagation of mature Quercus ilex L. trees by axillary budding
Martinez MT et al.
Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, 131, 499?512-499?512 (2017)
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