BRAINCAKETest for Non-reducing Sugars
Non-reducing sugars must first be hydrolysed before using the Benedict's test.
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Key terms in this lesson
- hydrolysis
- The breaking of a covalent bond within a molecule using a water molecule.
- reducing sugar
- A sugar that can donate electrons and so reduces Benedict's reagent, forming an orange-red precipitate on heating.
More in Biological Molecules
- Carbohydrates
- Monosaccharides
- Test for Reducing Sugars
- Disaccharides
- Polysaccharides
- Starch
- Test for Starch
- Glycogen
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