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AGAR

from Red alga Rhodophyceae

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Synonyms Agar-agar, Gelose, Japan agar, Bengal isinglass, Ceylon isinglass, Chinese isinglass, Japan isinglass, Gum agar, Bengal gelatin, Ceylon, Digenea simplex mucilage, GAM medium, Layor caran, Oxoid III, Oxoid L 11

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Agar is a polysaccharide complex extracted by bleaching and hot water treatment of agarocytes from the red alga Rhodophyceae, and usually consisting of the genera Gelidium, Acanthopeltis, Ceramium,Pterocladia and Gracilaria. The algae are typically found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans and in the Sea of Japan. It is primarily composed of two different units: Agarose and Agaropectin; Agarose is a neutral gelling component which is composed of a linear polymer of alternating D-galactose and 3,6-anhydrogalactose units. Agaropectin is a non-gelling component which consists of D-1,3-glycosidically linked D-galactose units, some of which are sulfated at the 6th position.