Exp 3: Test for Agar

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Naur Heh

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  • Synonyms for agar:
    Agaragar, Japanese Isinglass, Vegetable gelatin
  • It is the dried gelatinous substance obtained by extraction with water from Gelidium amansii or various species of red algae like Gracilaria and Pterocladia, belonging to family Gelidaceae (Gelidium and Pterocladia), Gracilariaceae (Glacilaria)
    Botanical source of Agar