Agar and agarose are two forms of solid growth media that are used for the culture of microorganisms, particularly bacteria. Both agar and agarose act to solidify the nutrients that would otherwise remain in solution. Both agar and agarose are able to...

Agar diffusion refers to the movement of molecules through the matrix that is formed by the gelling of agar. When performed under controlled conditions, the degree of the molecule's movement can be related to the concentration of the molecule. This...

Agar-agar; Bengal isinglass; Ceylon isinglass; Chinese isinglass; Gelose; Japan agar; Japan isinglass; Layor carang The chemical structure is a mixture of two related polysaccharides: agarose, containing D- and L-galactose, 6-methylgalactose, xylose...

A seaweed extract, also known as agar-agar, used as a solidifying or gelling agent used in cooking. In microbiology it is used to solidify bacterial growth media prior to spreading on an AGAR PLATE. One of its most useable characteristics is that it...

Agar or agar agar is a gelatinous substance chiefly used as a culture medium for microbiological work. It is an unbranched polysaccharide obtained from the cell membranes of some species of red algae or seaweed. It can be used as a laxative, a...

When working with agar flakes, there are a few basics you need to know before taking on a recipe. We turned to "Vegetables From the Sea" by Jill Gusman (HarperCollins, 2003), from which this advice is adapted: "Unlike animal-based instant gelatins that dissolve...

Agar married Temple, then became an actor But alcoholism hurt his marriage, Hollywood career Associated Press Wednesday, April 10, 2002 Los Angeles -- John Agar, the Air Force sergeant who married Shirley Temple and became an actor, mostly in Westerns...

Today is Saturday, April 7, the 97th day of 2007. There are 268 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On April 7, 1862, Union forces led by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant defeated the Confederates at the Battle of Shiloh in Tennessee.On this date:In 1927,...

Here were two people with impeccably manicured public images bemoaning the calculated spin of politics. Two professionally driven people paying homage to life outside of work. If you tested the exchange for traces of organic life, the results would probably come back negative. But thanks...