12.Agar is obtained commercially__? [A] Blue-green algae [B] Red algae [C] Brown algae [D] Green algae Show Answer
The gelling agent in agar is an unbranched polysaccharide obtained from the cell walls of some species of red algae, primarily from the genera Gelidium and Gracilaria. For commercial purposes, it is derived primarily from Gelidium amansii.
