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agarose
The neutral linear polysaccharide in agar.
Characteristics:
- composed of D-galactose & 3,6-anhydroglalactose residues
Uses:
1) chromatography
2) agarose gel electrophoresis
Related
agarose gel electrophoresis
General
polysaccharide (complex carbohydrate, glycan)
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999