Gelzan™ CM
SIGMA/G1910 - Gelrite®
Synonym: Gellan Gum; Agar substitute gelling agent
CAS Number: 71010-52-1
EC Number: 275-117-5
MDL Number: MFCD00131909
Product Type: Chemical
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| application(s) | agriculture |
| Quality Level | 200  |
| Application: | Gelrite, gellan gum, is recommended as a gelling agent for use in place of agar in microbiological media. Gellan gum is used in a wide variety of immobilization matricies. |
| Application: | Gelzan™ CM has been used: • in the synthesis of gellan-pullulan nanogel v • in the synthesis of gellan-pullulan hydrogel • with KNOP medium to maintain and prepare Anthoceros agrestis thallus tissue sample for imaging |
| Application: | Gelzan™ CM has been used: • in the synthesis of gellan-pullulan nanogel v • in the synthesis of gellan-pullulan hydrogel • with KNOP medium to maintain and prepare Anthoceros agrestis thallus tissue sample for imaging |
| Features and Benefits: | • Transparent and colorless agar alternative • Mechanically robust • Disperses in water with ease • Low viscosity • The resulting gel has a high melting temperature |
| General description: | Gelrite, gellan gum, is recommended as a gelling agent for use in place of agar in microbiological assay and tissue culture media. Gellan gum is used in a wide variety of immobilization matrices. It forms a hard gel at low concentrations in the presence of an electrolyte. Gellan is a linear tetrasaccharide composed of |
| Legal Information: | Gelrite is a registered trademark of CP Kelco U.S., Inc. |
| Legal Information: | Gelzan is a trademark of CP Kelco U.S., Inc. |
| Packaging: | 1, 5 kg in poly drum |
| Packaging: | 250 g in poly bottle |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 2 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| UNSPSC | 10171502 |