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EXPERIMENT NO. 7: CARBOHYDRATES

QUALITATIVE TEST FOR CARBOHYDRATES

MOLISCH’s TEST

SUBSTANCE TESTED DESCRIPTION OF VISIBLE RESULTS


GLUCOSE
FRUCTOSE
SUCROSE
LACTOSE

Based on the results, which carbohydrate gave a positive result with Molisch’s test?

BENEDICT’S TEST

SUBSTANCE TESTED DESCRIPTION OF VISIBLE RESULTS


GLUCOSE
FRUCTOSE
SUCROSE
LACTOSE

FEHLING’S TEST

SUBSTANCE TESTED DESCRIPTION OF VISIBLE RESULTS


GLUCOSE
FRUCTOSE
SUCROSE
LACTOSE
BARFOED’S TEST

SUBSTANCE TESTED DESCRIPTION OF VISIBLE RESULTS


GLUCOSE
FRUCTOSE
SUCROSE
LACTOSE

SELIWANOFF’S TEST

SUBSTANCE TESTED DESCRIPTION OF VISIBLE RESULTS


GLUCOSE
FRUCTOSE
SUCROSE
LACTOSE

IODINE’S TEST

SUBSTANCE TESTED DESCRIPTION OF VISIBLE RESULTS


STARCH

QUESTIONS:

1. Will disaccharides and polysaccharides give a positive result for Molisch test?
2. Which of the carbohydrate test would give a positive result for glucose? Describe the color
change.
3. Can seliwanoff’s test be used to distinguish sucrose from fructose? Explain your answer?
4. Inulin is a polysaccharide composed of entirely fructose units. Which test should be used to best
identify the presence of fructose?

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