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  • Created on: 13-05-14 17:23
How would you test for glucose?
Add benedicts reagent and heat --> colour change from blue to brick red
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How would you test for starch?
Add iodine --> colour change from orange to blue/black
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How would you test for protein? (biuret test)
Add a few cm of NaOH + CuSO4 --> colour change from blue to lilac
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How would you test for enzymes?
Water bath at a range of temperatures --> denatures above 40 degree and is inactivated at lower temps.
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How would you test a leaf for starch?
Boil in water for 2 min, turn off bunsen, boil leaf in alcohol until white, dip in water, lay out on til + add iodine
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Card 2

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How would you test for starch?

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Add iodine --> colour change from orange to blue/black

Card 3

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How would you test for protein? (biuret test)

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Card 4

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How would you test for enzymes?

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Card 5

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How would you test a leaf for starch?

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