AGAROSE

Gels exhibit excellent clarity and are particularly useful for the preparation of media containing heat-labile materials. Recommended for preparation of agarose beads.
Agarose, low gelling temperature has been used:

• to immobilize zebra fish embryos during in vivo imaging experiments
• as a constituent of defined medium to culture bovine nucleus pulposus (NP) cells
• as a hydrogel, a scaffolding material for dental pulp regeneration
• in the form of pellets to determine the surface pH and conductivity of an acrylic emulsion film

Agarose, low gelling temperature has been used:

• in the single cell gel electrophoresis of glioblastoma multiforme cells for genotoxicity studies
• in the preparation of collagen-agarose co-gels
• in the embedding of shrimp brain sections

Agarose is a component of cell wall polysaccharides of marine red algae. It has high gelling property and is hydrophilic. It exists in random coil conformation.

Agarose is used in enzyme immobilization and electrophoresis. It is also used in food and cosmetic industry.