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Agar

Name: Agar
Brand: SIGMA

Type M, suitable for plant cell culture

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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Properties

biological source

algae (Rhodophyceae)

Quality Segment

200

type

Type M

form

powder

technique(s)

cell culture | plant: suitable

transition temp

transition temp 34-36 °C

application(s)

agriculture

storage temp.

room temp

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

Description

General description

Type M agar is predominantly used in plant tissue culture. It is similar to agar, a polysaccharide complex with a backbone of alternating agarose and agaropectin molecules and extracted from red algae.

Application

Type M agar has been used as a component of Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium for culturing Arabidopsis thalania seeds. It has also been used in rooting media for tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) seeds.

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This Item	A8678	A7921	05040
Sigma-Aldrich A4800 Agar	Sigma-Aldrich A8678 Agar	Sigma-Aldrich A7921 Agar	Millipore 05040 Agar
description Type M, suitable for plant cell culture	description suitable for plant cell culture	description suitable for plant cell culture, powder	description powder, suitable for microbiology
form powder	form powder	form powder	form powder
technique(s) cell culture \| plant: suitable	technique(s) cell culture \| plant: suitable	technique(s) cell culture \| plant: suitable	technique(s) -
biological source algae (Rhodophyceae)	biological source algae (Rhodophyceae)	biological source algae (Rhodophyceae)	biological source -
storage temp. room temp	storage temp. room temp	storage temp. room temp	storage temp. -
type Type M	type -	type -	type -
Quality Level 200	Quality Level 200	Quality Level 200	Quality Level 100

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