Agar Powder | 250g | Standard
AUD 40.00
Excl.GST
- Product Code: GEL-AGAR-S01
- Availability: Discontinued
Tags: Agar Standard
This product has been discontinued.
The Gel strength of our Agar Powder products have been upgraded to ≥1400g/cm2
Agar Powder |250g | Standard
For the preparation of a wide range of bacterial or plant tissue culture media.
Form
Light yellow fine powder.
Properties
| Loss on drying | ≤15% |
| Residual on ignition | ≤5% |
| Water insoluble matter | ≤1% |
| Starch test | Pass |
| The density test of microbial colonies | Pass |
| Water absorption | ~75ml/(g dry gel) |
| Gel strength (10g/L, 20°C) | ≥400g/cm2 (1% gel) |
| Curing temperature | 35-40°C |
| Shelf life | 3 years |
Caution
Strong acids and prolonged heating may cause the agar molecules to break down into oligosaccharides and lose their physical properties.
For the preparation of plant media with high water retention requirements and for bacteria culture media with multiple suspension spreading or bumpy incubation/storage conditions, we recommend the use of
Premium grade agar strength ~1400 g/cm2, 137KPa
Carrageenan strength ~1400 g/cm2, 137KPa (FOR Plant culturing only)
Gellan gel (Phytagel) strength ~1700 g/cm2, 166KPa
1~2% gellan & pullulan composite hydrogel strength 2000~2500 g/cm2, 198~245KPa
