Applications
Gellan Gum is an agar substitute and gelling agent. It is used in the food industry as an anti-settling agent, thickener or stabilizer. Also used in cosmetic industries due to its special gelling property. It is also used in pharmaceuticals and in tissue engineering. It is used as a substitute for agar in leptospiral media. Also useful in a wide variety of immobilization matricies.

Solubility
Soluble in water.

Notes
Incompatible with oxidizing agents.