AGAROSE

Agarose

An agarose is a polysaccharide polymer material, generally extracted from seaweed. Agarose is a linear polymer made up of the repeating unit of agarobiose, which is a disaccharide made up of D-galactose and 3,6-anhydro-L-galactopyranose. Agarose is one of the two principal components of agar, and is purified from agar by removing agar's other component, agaropectin.

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agarose

Noun

  1. A polymeric cross-linked polysaccharide extracted from the seaweed agar; used to make gels that are used in electrophoresis.


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