Note: Agarose (for cell culture) can be purchased from the following suppliers. You must visit the supplier’s product page to order and to get more details about the product.
From Sigma-Aldrich
Product details: Agarose, low gelling temperature, Type VII-A
CAS Number: 39346-81-1, 2-Hydroxyethyl agarose, EEO: ≤0.12, Melting point: 65°C±1°C, Gel point: 26°C ±2 °C (1.5% gel), Gel strength: ≥250 g/cm2 (1% gel), sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.4%
Applications: Suitable for electrophoresis, Excellent for in-gel enzymatic reactions and cloning assays and for recovery of heat-labile samples after electrophoresis
It has been used: to encapsulate Escherichia coli on a hydrogel in tissue culture, to entrap Aliivibrio fischeri on a disposable card involved in designing of toxicity biosensors, as a the dispersed phase of emulsion during preparation agar beads
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Product details: Agarose, low gelling temperature, BioReagent, suitable for cell culture, suitable for insect cell culture, suitable for plant cell culture
CAS Number: 39346-81-1, 2-Hydroxyethyl agarose, EEO: ≤0.1, Melting point: ≤65 °C ( at a 1.5% gel), Congealing temperature 26-30°C, Gel strength: ≥200 g/cm2 (1% gel), Sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.10%
Applications: Suitable for insect, mammalian, and plant cell culture
May be used for: Recovery of defined RNA and DNA fractions after electrophoretic separation, Cytochemical staining procedure to investigate the succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) activity in pre-ovulatory mouse oocytes, Purification of RNA in Caenorhabditis elegans by electrophoresis
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From Sigma-Aldrich
Product details: Agarose, low gelling temperature
CAS Number: 39346-81-1, 2-Hydroxyethyl agarose, EEO: ≤0.10, congealing temperature 26-30°C, Gel strength: ≥200 g/cm2 (1% gel)
Applications: Suitable for mammalian cell culture
It has been used for: to immobilize zebra fish embryos during in vivo imaging experiments, as a constituent of defined medium to culture bovine nucleus pulposus cells, as a hydrogel (a scaffolding material for dental pulp regeneration), in the form of pellets to determine the surface pH and conductivity of an acrylic emulsion film
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