General purpose agar at an economical price. Concentration of 5.5g/L obtains a solid gel strength: (1100g/cm 2 ).

To Prepare: Mix 15 grams per liter in Molecular Biology grade water.

Agar is a polysaccharide complex extracted by bleaching and hot water treatment of agarocytes from the red alga Rhodophyceae, and usually consisting of the genera Gelidium, Acanthopeltis, Ceramium, Pterocladia and Gracilaria. The algae are typically found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans and in the…