Peptones, agars and ingredients
Plant Propagation Agar
Gelling agent for culture media.
- Cat. No.
- LC-1812
- Category
- Peptones, agars and ingredients
- Format
- 500 g
- Storage
- 2 to 25 °C
- Minimum guaranteed shelf life
- 15 months
Agar is a natural hydrocolloid extracted from several species of red algae, mainly the Gelidium, Gracilaria and Pterocladia types. This agar is impurity-free and recommended for the commercial micropropagation of ornamental, succulent and woody plant species as well as in vitro genetic engineering in the plant research field.
Key features
Industry
Ingredients for culture media.
Principles and uses
This agar has a very high gel strength, 1000 g/cm², which allows usage at very low concentrations, in typical applications, ranging from 0.5 to 0.6%, or higher concentrations when used with other hydrocolloids. The product is clear and exhibits excellent transparency, aiding in identifying visual contamination by bacteria or molds that could interfere in the development of plant cultures.
Technical specifications
| Loss on drying | ≤ 16% |
|---|---|
| Ash | ≤ 6.5% |
| Gel strength (Nikan method, 1.5% at 20 °C) | > 900 g/cm² |
| Melting point (1.5%) | 85-90 °C |
| Particle size | > 95% 60 mesh |
| Gelling point (1.5%) | 34-38 °C |
| Color | White to light brown |
| pH (1.5% solution) | 6.0-7.5 |
| Turbidity at 1.5% (NTU) | < 15 |
| Colorimetry (450 nm) | < 0.250 |
| Storage | 2 to 25 °C |
What you receive
The product
Shipped under controlled temperature when the product requires it.
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