Agar-agar is obtained from the cell wall of red algae. Algae have a thallus-like structure and are the most primitive organisms of the plant kingdom. Algae do not have vascular tissue and possess very less differentiation of true tissues in them.
Agar-agar is obtained from red algae.
Agar-agar is a non-nitrogenous carbohydrate consisting of two polysaccharides namely, agarose and agaropectin. Agar-agar is obtained from several red algae e.g., Gelidium, Gracilaria, Chondrus etc.
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Algae can live in various habitats like moist rocks, soils, water bodies (both freshwater and marine) and in some animals (e.g. Sloth). Unicellular Algae belong to the Protista Kingdom and Multicellular algae belong to the Plantae Kingdom, but formerly all algae are categorized under kingdom Plantae for their photosynthetic nature.
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