10 lines on Agar
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Agar
1.) Agar is one of the gelatinous substance used as a solidifying agent.
2.) It is extracted from red algae.
3.) It is prepared from two polysaccharides such as agarose and agaropectin.
4.) Agarose is one of the galactose polymer which is made up of alternate L- galactose and D- galactose residues.
5.) Agarose main function is it gives gel strength to agar.
6.) Agaropectin is also called as sulphonated polysaccharide.
7.) Agaropectin is made up of alternative residues of galactose and uronic acid.
8.) Agaropectin gives viscosity to agar.
9.) Agar is used in microbiological laboratory to identify various infections,
10.) Agar is also called as emulsifying agent and can be used as laxative.