V900500
Agar
Vetec™, reagent grade, suitable for microbiology
Synonym(s):
Agar-agar, Gum agar, Agar-agar, Gum agar
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Linear Formula:
(C12H18O9)n
CAS Number:
UNSPSC Code:
41106200
EC Number:
232-658-1
MDL number:
grade
reagent grade
Quality Level
sterility
non-sterile
product line
Vetec™
shelf life
limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
storage condition
(Tightly closed)
pH
5-8 (1.5% in solution)
application(s)
microbiology
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
General description
Agar is widely used in microbiology as a solidifying agent in microbial culture media. It is a polysaccharide derived from seaweed and is primarily composed of agarose. Agar is a mostly inert substance, which makes it an ideal material for microbial culture media because it doesn’t interfere with the growth of microorganisms. Agar can solidify media, allowing microorganisms to grow in a solid environment, which facilitates the formation of distinct colonies and selective isolation of specific microorganisms. Agar is also used in the preparation of selective and differential media, which can provide additional nutrients or other chemical substances to promote or inhibit the growth of specific microorganisms selectively. Agar is sterilized by autoclaving and then poured into Petri dishes, where it can cool and solidify, forming the surface for microbial growth.
Application
Agar is commonly used as a solidifying agent in many microbial culture media for the growth and identification of bacteria, yeasts, and molds from various pharmaceutical, environmental, and food and beverage samples.
Legal Information
Vetec is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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Storage Class
11 - Combustible Solids
wgk
WGK 1
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Malika Gouali et al.
Journal of clinical microbiology, 51(3), 894-900 (2013-01-04)
The performance of CHROMagar STEC and CHROMagar STEC O104 (CHROMagar Microbiology, Paris, France) media for the detection of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) was assessed with 329 stool specimens collected over 14 months from patients with suspected STEC infections (June
Exoprotein production correlates with morphotype changes of nonmotile Shewanella oneidensis mutants.
Miaomiao Shi et al.
Journal of bacteriology, 195(7), 1463-1474 (2013-01-22)
We report a previously undescribed mechanism for the rugose morphotype in Shewanella oneidensis, a research model for investigating redox transformations of environmental contaminants. Bacteria may form smooth or rugose colonies on agar plates. In general, conversion from the smooth to
Extracellular bioluminescence of mycelium metabolites of the luminous mushroom Panellus stipticus (IBSO-2301) growing on an Agar medium.
A P Puzyr et al.
Doklady biological sciences : proceedings of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Biological sciences sections, 448, 39-40 (2013-03-13)
Global Trade Item Number
| SKU | GTIN |
|---|---|
| V900500-1KG | 04061826574768 |
| V900500-500G | 04061833495179 |