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General description
Agar or Agar-agar is one of the major components found in the cell wall of red algae. It is a polysaccharide complex, comprising about 70% agarose and 30% agaropectin.
Application
Washed agar has been used:
as a supplement (0.9% w/v) to Murashige and Skoog basal medium for plant growth[1]
in the preparation of cocultivation medium for Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transformation in maize (Zea mays) hybrid Hi-II[2]
as a component in the complete medium to regenerate protoplasts of Piriformospora indica[3]
as a clean agar medium to culture Synechococcus WH7803 strain[4]
Biochem/physiol Actions
Agar is an ester of sulfuric acid in a linear galactan form, that makes it soluble in hot water and insoluble in cold. Washed agar contain less impurities and low level of nutrients.
Preparation Note
Washed
