Phytagel /Agar substitute gelling agent /Gellan Gum

English name：Phytagel；Agar substitute gelling agent；Gellan Gum

Other names: camphor ester; Gellan glue; Glucopyranoic acid, polymer with 6-deoxy-l-glucopyranose and d-glucopyranoacetate, calcium potassium sodium salt

CAS No.: 71010-52-1

Grade: plant cell culture tested

Congealing Temperature：27～32℃

Transmittance：≥80 %

Physicochemical properties : white or off white powder, soluble in water, solubility: 10mg/ml. The working concentration in plant tissue culture medium is 1.5-2.5 g/l, and that in microbial culture medium is 10 g / L. Plant gel needs cations (especially divalent cations) to solidify. Generally, the concentration of calcium and magnesium ions in plant culture medium is enough to solidify Phytagel. In order to solidify Phytagel in low salt medium used in microbiology research, calcium salt, magnesium salt or high concentration of Phytagel are usually added

Purpose: biochemical research. Gelling agent. Phytagel is a substitute of agar secreted from Pseudomonas sp. it is a mixture of glucuronic acid, rhamnose and glucose. It is colorless, transparent and high toughness. It is the main component of preparing plant tissue culture medium and microbial culture medium. Because it overcomes the inherent defects of traditional agar in plant tissue culture, it has brought a new revolution to botany research and has become the internationally recognized preferred product for plant tissue culture.

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