A4550
Agar
Type A, suitable for plant cell culture
Synonym(s):
Agar-agar, Gum agar
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Linear Formula:
(C12H18O9)n
CAS Number:
UNSPSC Code:
50405901
eCl@ss:
42040102
EC Number:
232-658-1
NACRES:
NA.21
MDL number:
biological source
algae (Rhodophyceae)
Quality Level
type
Type A
form
powder
technique(s)
cell culture | plant: suitable
transition temp
transition temp 32-38 °C (1.5%)
gel strength
>650 g/cm2
application(s)
agriculture
storage temp.
room temp
SMILES string
O1[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H](C1OC2[C@H]3OCC2OC([C@H]3O)C)O)OC)O)CO
InChI
1S/C14H24O9/c1-5-8(16)13-11(7(21-5)4-20-13)23-14-10(18)12(19-2)9(17)6(3-15)22-14/h5-18H,3-4H2,1-2H3/t5?,6-,7?,8-,9+,10-,11?,12+,13+,14?/m1/s1
InChI key
GYYDPBCUIJTIBM-DYOGSRDZSA-N
General description
Agar (Type A) is extracted from agarocytes of the red alga Rhodophyceae. It is a polysaccharide complex, consisting of a neutral gelling fraction, agarose, and a non-gelling fraction, agaropectin. Type-A agar forms a thermoreversible gel, and is most suitable for plant cell culture.
Application
Type A agar has been used:
- to perform metal(loid)-related phenotyping of the Arabidopsis thaliana metal-sensitive mutant strains
- as a component of Murashige and Skoog (MS) media to culturing Arabidopsis thaliana seeds
- to culture Cicer arietinum L. (Chickpea) seeds for Agrobacterium rhizogenes mediated root transformation
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