G1910
Gelzan™ CM
Gelrite®
Synonym(s):
Gellan Gum, Agar substitute gelling agent
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application(s)
agriculture
General description
Gelrite, gellan gum, is recommended as a gelling agent for use in place of agar in microbiological assay and tissue culture media. Gellan gum is used in a wide variety of immobilization matrices. It forms a hard gel at low concentrations in the presence of an electrolyte. Gellan is a linear tetrasaccharide composed of D-glucose, L-rhamnose, and D-glucuronic acid in the ratio of 2:1:1, linked by β (1 → 4) glycosidic bond.
Application
Gelrite, gellan gum, is recommended as a gelling agent for use in place of agar in microbiological media. Gellan gum is used in a wide variety of immobilization matricies.
Gelzan™ CM has been used:
- in the synthesis of gellan-pullulan nanogel via chemical crosslinking
- in the synthesis of gellan-pullulan hydrogel
- with KNOP medium to maintain and prepare Anthoceros agrestis thallus tissue sample for imaging
Gelzan™ CM has been used:
- in the synthesis of gellan-pullulan nanogel via chemical crosslinking
- in the synthesis of gellan-pullulan hydrogel
- with KNOP medium to maintain and prepare Anthoceros agrestis thallus tissue sample for imaging
Features and Benefits
- Transparent and colorless agar alternative
- Mechanically robust
- Disperses in water with ease
- Low viscosity
- The resulting gel has a high melting temperature
Legal Information
Gelrite is a registered trademark of CP Kelco U.S., Inc.
Gelzan is a trademark of CP Kelco U.S., Inc.
Storage Class
11 - Combustible Solids
wgk
WGK 2
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
ppe
Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)
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