agarose

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chemical formula: C₁₂H₁₈O₉
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Structure
Properties
Low melting and gelling temperature agaroses
Applications
Agarose gel electrophoresis
Protein purification
Solid culture media
Motility assays
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References

right|thumb|An agarose gel in a trayused for gel electrophoresis

Agarose is a polysaccharide, generally extracted from certain red algae. It 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.