agar lietuviškai

Paaiškinimas anglų kalba

• a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods
• any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent
• A complex sulfated polymer of galactose units, extracted from Gelidium cartilagineum, Gracilaria confervoides, and related red algae. It is used as a gel in the preparation of solid culture media for microorganisms, as a bulk laxative, in making emulsions, and as a supporting medium for immunodiffusion and immunoelectrophoresis.