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| | AGAROSE Basic information |
| | AGAROSE Chemical Properties |
| Melting point | ≤90 °C (4% in water)(lit.) | | density | 1.00 g/mL at 20 °C | | Fp | 38 °C | | storage temp. | 2-8°C | | solubility | H2O: 20 mg/mL hot, slightly hazy, very faintly yellow | | form | suspension (75% in water) | | EPA Substance Registry System | Agarose, 2-hydroxyethyl ether (39346-81-1) |
| Risk Statements | 10 | | Safety Statements | 16 | | WGK Germany | 3 | | F | 3 |
| | AGAROSE Usage And Synthesis |
| Uses | Gels exhibit excellent clarity and are particularly useful for the preparation of media containing heat-labile materials. Recommended for preparation of agarose beads.
Agarose, low gelling temperature has been used:
- to immobilize zebra fish embryos during in vivo imaging experiments
- as a constituent of defined medium to culture bovine nucleus pulposus (NP) cells
- as a hydrogel, a scaffolding material for dental pulp regeneration
- in the form of pellets to determine the surface pH and conductivity of an acrylic emulsion film
| | Uses | Agarose, low gelling temperature has been used:
- in the single cell gel electrophoresis of glioblastoma multiforme cells for genotoxicity studies
- in the preparation of collagen-agarose co-gels
- in the embedding of shrimp brain sections
| | General Description | Agarose is a component of cell wall polysaccharides of marine red algae. It has high gelling property and is hydrophilic. It exists in random coil conformation. | | Biochem/physiol Actions | Agarose is used in enzyme immobilization and electrophoresis. It is also used in food and cosmetic industry. |
| | AGAROSE Preparation Products And Raw materials |
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