• White opaque bottle with green label containing Technical Grade Agar, a versatile gelling agent suitable for industrial and hobbyist plant tissue culture applications.
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  • Supreme TC Grade Agar showcased in a jar with plant specimen.
  • Supreme TC Grade Agar displayed in a jar with a plant specimen.
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Technical TC Grade Agar

Technical TC Grade Agar

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Technical Grade Agar is a versatile gelling agent ideal for various industrial applications. It can also be used by beginners and hobbyists as a cost-effective gelling agent option in their plant tissue culture applications. 

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Benefits

  • Easy to use.
  • Strong Gelling Properties: Forms gels for diverse purposes.
  • Economical Choice: Cost-effective solution compared to supreme tissue culture grade agar.
  • Acts as a solid support for the growth and development of explants
  • Allows the absorption of nutrients by the plant cells.

Applications

  • Agar acts as a gelling agent, solidifying the culture medium and providing a stable environment for structured plant tissue growth.
  • Agar enables plant tissues to absorb nutrients, water, and growth regulators from the culture medium.

How To Use

  1. Take a beaker and add 800 ml of distilled water to it.
  2. To the water add PCT’s MS Media or (alternative medium) 4.54 grams, 30 grams of sugar, and PPM™ (generally 1-2 ml/L)
  3. Make up the volume of the media to 1000ml.
  4. Adjust the pH of the media between 5.4-5.8
  5. Add 6-8 grams of PCT’s Technical Tissue Culture Grade Agar to the media and keep stirring.
  6. Autoclave the medium for 20 minutes at 15 psi and 121℃.
  7. Your media is ready!

  • Product Details

    1. Product Name Technical Grade Agar
    2. Synonyms Gelose
    3. Molecular Formula C14H24O9
    4. Molecular Weight 334.337
    5. CAS No. 9002-18-0
    6. Physical State Solid powder
    7. Appearance Light beige
    8. Solubility 10-20g/L at 60 °C
    9. Gelling Strength >900 g/cm2

  • Storage & Shipping

    1. Shelf Life See expiry date on the bottle
    2. Storage Temperature 20-22 ºC
    3. Storage Keep from contact with oxidizing materials. Store in a cool, dry, well-ventilated area away from combustible substances.
    4. HS Code 1302.31

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