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Agar

Name: Agar
Brand: SIGMA

Type A, suitable for plant cell culture

Synonym(s):

Agar-agar, Gum agar

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Linear Formula:

(C₁₂H₁₈O₉)_n

CAS Number:

9002-18-0

UNSPSC Code:

50405901

eCl@ss:

42040102

EC Number:

232-658-1

NACRES:

NA.21

MDL number:

MFCD00081288

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biological source

algae (Rhodophyceae)

Quality Level

200

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

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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

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

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WGK 1

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An SMU Splicing Factor Complex Within Nuclear Speckles Contributes to Magnesium Homeostasis in Arabidopsis.

Zhihang Feng et al.

Plant physiology, 184(1), 428-442 (2020-07-01)

Mg2+ is among the most abundant divalent cations in living cells. In plants, investigations on magnesium (Mg) homeostasis are restricted to the functional characterization of Mg2+ transporters. Here, we demonstrate that the splicing factors SUPPRESSORS OF MEC-8 AND UNC-52 1

Selection of Agar Reagents for Medium Solidification Is a Critical Factor for Metal(loid) Sensitivity and Ionomic Profiles of Arabidopsis thaliana.

Shimpei Uraguchi et al.

Frontiers in plant science, 11, 503-503 (2020-06-06)

For researchers in the plant metal field, the agar reagent used for the solid plate medium is a problematic factor because application of different agar types and even a different lot of the same agar type can mask the plant

Extraction and characterization of agar from Australian Pterocladia lucida

Chiovitti A, et al.,

Journal of Applied Phycology, 16(1), 41-48 (2004)

Genotype-independent Agrobacterium rhizogenes-mediated root transformation of chickpea: a rapid and efficient method for reverse genetics studies.

Pooja Rani Aggarwal et al.

Plant methods, 14, 55-55 (2018-07-11)

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), an important legume crop is one of the major source of dietary protein. Developing an efficient and reproducible transformation method is imperative to expedite functional genomics studies in this crop. Here, we present an optimized and

Unearthing the Plant Growth-Promoting Traits of Bacillus megaterium RmBm31, an Endophytic Bacterium Isolated From Root Nodules of Retama monosperma.

Malika Affaf Dahmani et al.

Frontiers in plant science, 11, 124-124 (2020-03-17)

Plants live in association with complex populations of microorganisms, including Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) that confer to plants an improved growth and enhanced stress tolerance. This large and diverse group includes endophytic bacteria that are able to colonize the internal

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Global Trade Item Number

SKU	GTIN
A4550-500G	04061833374610
A4550-1KG	04061835542154
A4550-5KG	04061835542161

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