Question #9db18

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Nov 17, 2015

various chemicals

Explanation:

we can use following chemicals they change color once they get reduced

for aldehyde and ketone groups which are having reducing end
(glucose will react but sucrose will not)

  1. 2,4—dinitrophenylhydrazine
  2. p —nitrophenylhydrazine
  3. 3—methylbenzothiazolin—2—one hydrazone

for sucrose following experiments will work

  1. Dinitrosalicylic Acid

there are enzyme kits also present to distinguish between various chemicals

  1. use of Sucrose Isomerase quantifying sucrose
  2. use of glucose oxidase quantifying glucose