Gelling agents

Agarose is a highly purified linear galactan hydrocolloid isolated from Gelidium species of seaweed. The gelmatrix formed by agarose is almost ideal for diffusion and electrokinetic movement of biopolymers like DNA and RNA. Duchefa Biochemie…

Carrageenan is a naturally-occurring family of polysaccharides extracted from red seaweed. Upon cooling and in the presence of appropriate cations, (K+, Ca2+), carrageenan polymers align themselves to form double helices. Iota carrageenan binds…

Daishin agar

Gelcarin GP-812 is a well-tested source of carrageenan for use in Plant Tissue Culture. It forms a clear, pale brown firm gel. Gelcarin should be dispersed in cold water and then heated above its solubility temperature to obtain maximum…

Gelrite is a naturally-derived gelling polymer that can be used in a variety of applications as a solidification agent instead of agar. Produced by microbial fermentation, Gelrite is a highly purified natural anionic polysaccharide without the…

Specifically selected for Protoplast Cultures, Low Melting Agarose PPC is specifically selected for use in cloning lines where the low gelling temperature obviates the risk of exposing the cell to damaging temperatures. The low gelling…

Micro agar is a purified agar with a high gel strength and excellent properties for use in plant cell and tissue culture as wel as microbiological work. Micro agar can be used in a minimal concentration of 5.5 g

Phyto agar is a specially selected Plant tissue culture tested agar with a high gel strenth. Phyto agar can be used in a minimal concentration of 5.0 g

Plant agar is applied in Plant cell and Tissue culture as a general purpose agar and combines a good quality with a favourable price. Plant agar can be used in a minimal concentration of 5.5 g

SeaplaqueTM agarose is particularly useful in cloning lines where the low gelling temperature obviates the risk of exposing the cell to damaging temperatures