Preferred Name

Agar [Chemical/Ingredient]
Synonyms

Agar

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000006609

altLabel

Agar

cui

C0001771

Ingredient of

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000148065

MESH DEFINITION

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.

MESH DUI

D000362

MeSH name

Agar

MESH UI

M0000553

NDFRT kind

INGREDIENT_KIND

notation

N0000006609

NUI

N0000006609

prefLabel

Agar [Chemical/Ingredient]

tui

T109

T130

T121

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000007785

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