Name the source from where agar is commercially obtained.

Basic Clinical Laboratory Techniques 6E
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Chapter5: Urinalysis
Section5.4: Chemical Examination Of Urine
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Name the source from where agar is commercially obtained.

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Agar is a jelly-like substance that is made up of linear polysaccharide agarose and a heterogenous agaropectin. This structure forms the supporting structure of algal species that is produced by boiling the algal species. It is an ingredient of various commercially available dishes like desserts, ice-cream, etc. It is also used as a solidifying agent for microbiological culture media. 

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