Low / High acyl gellan | 50g
AUD 160.00
Excl.GST
- Product Code: GEL-GPG02.GEL-GPG03
- Availability: In Stock
Low/ High acyl gellan
CAS: 71010-52-1
For the preparation of composite Gellan gel, a premium high water retention culture medium used for plant tissue and fast setting high elasticity bacterial culture media.
Purity
- >=97% (Low acyl gellan)
- >=99% (High acyl gellan)
Form
Light yellow fine powder.
Properties
| Loss on drying | ≤20% |
| Residual on ignition | ≤5% |
| Starch test | Pass |
| The density test of microbial colonies | Pass |
| Curing temperature | ~45°C |
| Shelf life | 3 years |
Caution
Strong acids and prolonged heating may cause the polysaccharide molecules to break down into oligosaccharides and lose their physical properties.
Preparation
*When using the autoclaving method, we recommend sterilization at 113 degrees for 25 minutes.
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
