Carbohydrates Flashcards
To hydrolyze the polysaccharide/starch to mono and disaccharide
Acid hydrolysis
Reagents in Molisch test
Alpha naphthol
H2SO4
Reagent in Molisch test that reacts to furfural
Alpha naphthol
Reagent in Molisch test that is an acid that hydrolyses to become furfural
H2SO4
Who created Molisch test?
Hans Molisch
General test for carbohydrates
Molisch test
Molisch test is not for?
Trioses or tetroses
Results in molisch test
Purple or red in junction
Test where polysaccharides have property of absorption for iodine
Iodine test
Color result for Amylose in iodine test
Deep blue
Color results for Amylopectin/cellulose in iodine test
Red to brown
Color result for Glycogen in Iodine test
Red
Reagent in Barfoed’s test
Cupric acetate in 1% acetic acid
Cu2O in Barfoed test forms what color of ppt?
Red
What is the oxidizing agent for Barfoed’s test?
Cu+2
Positive color for Barfoed test, how many minutes?
Brick red in:
1-6mins = mono
7-12mins = di
Negative color in Barfoed test
Stays blue. No ppt.