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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. biochemical compounds
  3. carbohydrates
  4. polysaccharides
  5. galactans
  6. agarose
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. biochemical compounds
  3. carbohydrates
  4. polysaccharides
  5. galactans
  6. agarose

Preferred term

agarose

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information A polysaccharide present in agar and responsible for its gelling. It consists of residues of 3,6-anhydo-L-galactose and D-galactose. It is used as a medium for gel chromatography.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • sepharose

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/5015

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