Description
Duchefa Plant agar is the preferred choice in Plant cell and Tissue culture as a general purpose agar and combines good quality with a favorable price. Agar is derived from red algae and is comprised of a mix of large polysaccharide agarose molecules and smaller, heterogeneous molecules called agaropectin.
Plant agar can be used in a minimal concentration of 5.5 g/L to to obtain a solid gel.
Product Specifications
Plant Agar;
agar-agar, Gum agar;
Bacto-Agar
Gel Strength: >1100 g/cm2
Crude ash: < 3 %
Ash, acid insoluble: < .5 %
Storage/Handling:
Store at room temperature.
Preparation:
- Add Plant Agar to media mix at desired concentration (minimum 5.5 g/L).
- Autoclave media at 121°C for 20 minutes.
- Remove from the autoclave immediately and cool to 50°C before pouring plates.
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