The preparation of low electroendosmosis agarose and its physico-chemical property

Studies on Gelidium amansii agar fractionations were carried out in this paper. Gelidium amansii agar was fractionated on DEAE-Cellulose, and four fractions were obtained sequentially. The fractions were analyzed on physical and chemical properties, and IR and ^13C-NMR spectroscopy applied for elucidating the chemical structure. Among the four fractions obtained, water fraction measured up to the standard of low EEO agarose. The sulfate content, ash content, electroendosmosis and gel strength （1%） of water fraction were 0.16%, 0.34%, 0.12 and 1 130g/cm^2 respectively, similar to those of the Sigma products.