Definition of agarose in English:
agarose
noun ˈaɡərəʊzˈaɡərəʊsˈaɡəˌrōs
mass nounBiochemistry A substance which is the main constituent of agar and is used especially in gels for electrophoresis. It is a polysaccharide mainly containing galactose residues.
Example sentencesExamples
- The material of choice is agarose, a carbohydrate polymer purified from a salt water algae.
- Its purity and integrity was assessed using agarose gel electrophoresis.
- The intactness of RNA was monitored by agarose gel electrophoresis.
- Immobilization of large dextran molecules in agarose was achieved by electron beam irradiation.
- The vesicles filled with agarose gel and sucrose solution were diluted into an isoosmolar glucose solution.