| LC control no. | sh 85002042 |
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| LC classification | TP445.5.A35 Food processing |
| Topical heading | Agar |
| Variant(s) | Agar-agar |
| See also | Algae products Galactans Sulfates |
| Found in | MeSH browser, May 2, 2007 (Agar. Scope note: A complex sulfated polymer of galactose units, extracted from Gelidium cartilagineum, Gracilaria confervoides, and related red algae. It is used as a gel in the preparation of solid culture media for microorganisms, as a bulk laxative, in making emulsions, and as a supporting medium for immunodiffusion and immunoelectrophoresis. In Galactans hierarchy) Am. heritage dict. (agar, also agar-agar) |
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