V900500

Agar

Vetec^™, reagent grade, suitable for microbiology

• Synonym(e): Agar-Agar
• Lineare Formel: (C₁₂H₁₈O₉)_n
• CAS-Nummer: 9002-18-0
• EG-Nummer: 232-658-1
• MDL-Nummer: MFCD00081288
• UNSPSC-Code: 41106200

Eigenschaften

• Qualität: reagent grade
• Qualitätsniveau: 100
• Sterilität: non-sterile
• Produktlinie: Vetec^™
• Haltbarkeit: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• Lagerbedingungen: (Tightly closed)
• pH-Wert: 5-8 (1.5% in solution)
• Anwendung(en): microbiology
• 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
• InChIKey: GYYDPBCUIJTIBM-DYOGSRDZSA-N

Beschreibung

Allgemeine Beschreibung

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.

Anwendung

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.

Rechtliche Hinweise

Vetec is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Sicherheitshinweise

• Lagerklassenschlüssel: 11 - Combustible Solids
• WGK: WGK 1