(Suspending / Stabilizing agents / Gelling agent)
by Muby Chem
Muby Chem operates a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility producing high quality Agar known for its exceptional purity and effectiveness. This versatile compound is widely used across various industries, including pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications.
Our cutting-edge technology ensures the production of Agar with exceptional purity and quality, making it an ideal choice for a variety of applications.
Application: MOLGUM™ AGA is used as a gelling agent in pharmaceutical preparations, a stabilizer and suspending agent in liquid formulations and a thickener in topical products. It is also widely used in microbiological culture media, oral formulations and controlled-release applications.
| # | TEST | SPECIFICATION - EP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appearance | It occurs as powder or crumpled strips 2-5 mm wide or sometimes flakes, colorless or pale yellow, translucent, somewhat tough and difficult to break, becoming more brittle on drying. |
| 2 | Identification Test (A) Test (B) Test (C) Test (D) |
(A) The powder presents angular fragments with numerous grains similar to those seen in the strips and flakes; some of the fragments are stained brownish violet. (B) The liquid becomes pale yellow. (C) A white turbidity develops within 30 min. (D) Heat the gel thus obtained on a water-bath; it does not liquefy below 80 °C. |
| 3 | Swelling Index | Not less than 10%. |
| 4 | Insoluble matter | Not more than 1.0%. |
| 5 | Gelatin | No turbidity appears within 10 min. |
| 6 | Loss on drying | Not more than 20.0%. |
| 7 | Total ash | Not more than 5.0%. |
| 8 | Microbial contamination (A) TAMC (B) TYMC (C) Escherichia coli (D) Salmonella |
(A) Not more than 103 CFU/g. (B) Not more than 102 CFU/g. (C) Absent. (D) Absent. |
MOLGUM™ AGA is packed in HDPE bag or HDPE drum with double PE liners inside having bar-coded label and tamper-evident seal.
The shelf life is 3 years. Preserve in well-closed containers.
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