CAS No.: 9012-36-6
Other Names: agarose
EINECS No.: 232-731-8
Agarose is a neutral polysaccharide widely used as electrophoresis support in biolabs.
Agarose is the most popular support DNA or RNA electrophoresis because of the large size for rapid diffusion and low background.
Item
Specification
Appearance
White powder
Solubility
Clear
Water content %<=
7
Sulfate %<=
0.15
Gel strength,1.5% g/cm2 >=
2700
Gel Strength: 1% g/cm2 >=
1200
Melting point,1.0%
90+/-2
Gelling point,1.0%
35+/-2
Electroendosmosis (-MR)
0.09 - 0.13
Residue on Ignition %<=
0.5
Loss on Drying %<=
10
Dnase,Rnase& Protease
None
