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...

A polysaccharide extracted from seaweed. A gelatinous product extracted from certain red algae used chiefly as a gelling agent in culture...

The neutral gelling fraction of agar commonly used in gel...

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...