Appearance (Colour)
White to off-white
Appearance (Form)
Powder
Solubility (Turbidity) 1.5% aq. hot solution
Clear
Solubility (Colour) 1.5% aq. hot solution
Colourless to pale yellow
Loss on drying
max. 15%
Sulphated Ash
max. 3%
Gel strength (1.5% gel)
min. 1000 gm/cm2
Gelling temperature (1.5 %aq sol.)
~36°C
Acid insoluble ash
max. 0.5%
Starch
Passes test
Gelatin
Passes test
Water absorption capacity
Passes test
Heavy Metals (Pb)
max. 0.001%
Absorbance (A) of 1.5% aq. solution at ~ 50°C in a 1cm cell v/s H2O
@430nm
max. 0.1
@530nm
max. 0.05
@655nm
max. 0.03
Application
High Gel Strength and highly purified to give clear gels. Specially suited for Tissue Culture & Microbiology applications.
