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Phytagel™
BioReagent, suitable for plant cell culture, powder
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Synonym(s):
Gellan Gum, Agar substitute gelling agent
Quality Level
product line
BioReagent
form
powder
application(s)
cell culture | plant: suitable
Featured Industry
Agriculture
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General description
Typical working concentration: 1.5-2.5 g/L in plant tissue culture media; up to 10 g/L in microbiological media. Phytagel™ requires the presence of cations (especially divalent) for gelling to occur. Concentrations of calcium and magnesium contained in most plant tissue culture media are typically sufficient for gelation. Low-salt media formulations, especially those used in microbiological applications, may require supplementation with additional calcium or magnesium salts (e.g., CaCl2 or MgSO4) or higher concentrations of Phytagel.
Application
Phytagel™ has been used:
- in the solidification of culture medium for root assays in Arabidopsis thaliana
- as a component of Solid Paul′s medium for Agrobacterium culture
- as a component of root induction medium in Ilex dumosa tissue culture
Packaging
100, 250, 500 g in poly bottle
1, 5 kg in poly drum
Biochem/physiol Actions
Phytagel is intended for use in place of agar and other gelling agent for plant tissue culture. Phytagel has been shown to be a superior substitute for tissue-culture-grade agar in the micropropagation of banana plantlets.
Other Notes
An agar substitute produced from a bacterial fermentation composed of glucuronic acid, rhamnose and glucose. It produces a clear, colorless, high strength gel which aids in detection of microbial contamination.
Reconstitution
To prevent clumping, add slowly to rapidly stirring medium prior to heating.
Legal Information
Phytagel is a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC
Personal Protective Equipment
RIDADR
NONH for all modes of transport
WGK Germany
WGK 2
Flash Point(F)
Not applicable
Flash Point(C)
Not applicable
Certificate of Analysis
Certificate of Origin
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Cytoskeletal dynamics in interphase, mitosis and cytokinesis analysed through Agrobacterium-mediated transient transformation of tobacco BY-2 cells
Buschmann H, et al.
The New phytologist, 190(1), 258-267 (2011)
Micropropagation of Ilex dumosa (Aquifoliaceae) from nodal segments in a tissue culture system
Luna C, et al.
Biocell, 27(2), 205-212 (2003)
Yasuka L Yamaguchi et al.
Frontiers in plant science, 8, 1195-1195 (2017-07-28)
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