Plant KingdomHard
Question
Agar is commercially obtained from
Options
A.red algae
B.green algae
C.brown algae
D.blue-green algae
Solution
Agar is a gelatinous, sulphated non-nitrogenous tasteless, odourless mucopopysaccharide obtained from middle lamella of cell wall of marine red algae likeGracilaria, Gelidium, Gigartiina etc, commonly known in the culture medium, as luxative stabilizer or thickener in preparing jams, jellies, creams, ice creams, bakery products and as luxative in drug industry.
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