MIDTERM: LAB SHEETS Flashcards
a 6- CARBON SUGAR with an ALDEHYDE
functional group
ALDOHEXOSE
example of ALDOHEXOSE
GLUCOSE
It is ANY SUGAR that is capable of acting as a REDUCING AGENT because it has a FREE ALDEHYDE GROUP or FREE KETONE GROUP; It is a CARBOHYDRATE that is OXIDIZED by a WEAK OXIDIZING AGENT in a basic aqueous solution.
REDUCING SUGAR
- a functional group consisting of a CARBON ATOM bonded to both an -OH (HYDROXYL) group and an -OR (ALKOXY) group; forms when an ALDEHYDE reacts with an ALCOHOL
HEMIACETAL
Iodine solution (iodine dissolved in
an aqueous solution of potassium
iodide) reacts with starch
producing a blue-black color.
I2 TEST
I2 TEST
Expected Observation (Positive):
Substance Indicated by a Positive Test:
~ BLUE-BLACK
~ STARCH
- a sensitive chemical test for all
carbohydrates - based on the dehydration of
the carbohydrate by sulfuric
acid to produce an aldehyde
(either furfural or a derivative),
which then condenses with the
phenolic structure resulting in a
colored compound
MOLISCH’S TEST
MOLISCH’S TEST
Expected Observation (Positive):
Substance Indicated by a Positive Test:
~ VIOLET PURPLE
~ ALL CARBOHYDRATES
- Reducing sugars are detected
through Copper reduction:
from Blue Cupric ion to
Cuprous dioxide (brick-red
precipitate) - _______ reagent (Copper
sulfate in alkaline solution):
isomeric transformation of
ketoses to aldoses
BENEDICT’S TEST
BENEDICT’S TEST
Expected Observation (Positive):
Substance Indicated by a Positive Test:
~ BRICK RED
~ ALL MONOSACCHARIDES AND MOST DISACCHARIDES, REDUCING SUGARS like Glucose
- Reagent: Resorcinol in 6M HCl/
H2SO4 - Dehydration (ketohexoses)
forming a hydroxymethylfurfural
that condenses with resorcinol
SELIWANOFF’S TEST
SELIWANOFF’S TEST
Expected Observation (Positive):
Substance Indicated by a Positive Test:
~ CHERRY - RED
~ KETOHEXOSES, DISTINGUISHES BETWEEN ALDOSE AND KETOSE SUGARS like Fructose
Reagent: Resorcinol, HCl, and
Ferric chloride
* pentose is dehydrated to form
furfural and the solution turns
bluish (precipitate may also
form)
BIAL’S ORCINOL
BIAL’S ORCINOL TEST
Expected Observation (Positive):
Substance Indicated by a Positive Test:
~ BLUE - GREEN
~ PENTOSES (ribose)
Reagent: Cupric acetate in
acetic acid (slightly acidic and
balanced so that is can only be
reduced by monosaccharides
but not by less powerful
reducing sugars),
* disaccharides may also react
but the reaction is much slower
* reduction of Copper(II) acetate
to Copper(I) oxide (Cu2O),
which forms a brick-red
precipitate
BARFOED’S TEST
BARFOED’S ORCINOL TEST
Expected Observation (Positive):
Substance Indicated by a Positive Test:
~ BRICK RED
~ MONOSACCHARIDES
- chemical/colorimetric estimation of cholesterol
- cholesterol is made to react with a strong concentrated acids to a give colored solution
- Reagents: acetic anhydride (solvent and dehydrating agent) and sulfuric acid (dehydrating and
- oxidizing agent)
- solution becomes red or pink, then purple, blue and finally ____________
~ LIEBERMANN-BURCHARD TEST
~ BLUISH-GREEN COLOR
test used to differentiate FRUCTOSE AND
GALACTOSE
SELIWANOFF’S TEST
test used to differentiate GLUCOSE AND RIBOSE
BENEDICT’S TEST
test used to differentiate GLUCOSE AND MALTOSE
IODINE TEST
enzyme responsible for STARCH HYDROLYSIS
AMYLASE
product of STARCH HYDROLYSIS
- MALTOSE AND GLUCOSE
2 main type of AMYLASES IN STARCH
HYDROLYSIS
- ALPHA AMYLASE
- BETA AMYLASE
How are CARBOHYDRATES formed in nature?
PHOTOSYNTHESIS. plants convert light energy to chemical energy in the form of carbohydrates, specifically glucose.
Reaction for the process of forming
CARBOHYDRATES in NATURE
6 CO2 + 6H2O + light energy ›C6H12O6 +
6O2