Qualitative Tests For Carbohydrates Flashcards

1
Q

Molisch

A

General test for CHO
Alpha- napthol + sulfuric acid
Violet ring at the junction

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2
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Anthrone

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General test for CHO
Anthrone
Green color

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3
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Fehling’s

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Reducing sugar
Copper sulfate and Na-K tartrate
Brick red ppt

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4
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Benedict’s

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Reducing sugar
Copper sulfate + sodium carbonate + sodium citrate
Brick red ppt

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5
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Barfoed’s

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Reducing sugar (differentiates mono and di)
Copper sulfate + acetic acid
Brick red ppt (<5 mins for mono; >15 mins for di)

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6
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Tollen’s

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Reducing sugar
Ammoniacal silver nitrate
Silver mirror

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7
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Mallard’s

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Reducing sugar
Amino acids
Brown color

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8
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Seliwanoff’s

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Ketoses
Resorcinol, HCl
Pink/ cherry red

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9
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Bial’s

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Pentoses
Orcinol, HCl
Blue green color

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10
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Tollen’s Phloroglucinol

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Pentoses
Phloroglucinol
Red color

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11
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Iodine

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Starch, glycogen
Iodine
Starch: blue
Glycogen: red

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12
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Mucic acid

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Nitric acid
Galactose
White insoluble crystals (galactaric/ mucic acid

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13
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Osazone/ Kowarsky

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ID of sugars
Phenylhydrazine
Yellow orange crystals of different shapes

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14
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Osazone/ Kowarsky for glucose

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Needle shaped

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15
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Osazone/ Kowarsky for fructose

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Needle shaped

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16
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Osazone/ Kowarsky for mannose

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Needle shaped

17
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Osazone/ Kowarsky for galactose

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Balls with thorny edged shape
Cotton puff

18
Q

Osazone/ Kowarsky for xylose

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Fine long needle shaped

19
Q

Osazone/ Kowarsky for maltose

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Sunflower shaped