HUMAN NUTRITION

NUTRITION

CARBOHYDRATES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Other name for Osazone test
A
Sodium acetate test
B
Kowarsky test
C
Glacial acetic test
D
Fehling’s Test
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Osazone test is performed for each sugar in the boiling water bath and noted down the time for appearing of crystals. Then the shape of osazone of each sugar was examined under microscope. We observed that crystals were appeared at specific interval of time during boiling and cooling slowly after boiling.

Detailed explanation-2: -Reducing sugars on treatment with phenylhydrazine initially produces phenyl hydrazones. Then osazones are formed which can be isolated and observed microscopically. Each osazone crystal has a specific shape, structure and crystallization time.

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