NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -Although almost all carbohydrates and even some glycoproteins and nucleic acids can be detected in a substance by Molisch’s test, a few carbohydrates are exceptions. Such as tetrose and triose sugars don’t give Molisch’s test.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fructose is sugar so it will give a positive result for Molisch’s test and it is a monosaccharide, so it has a free ketone functional group, so it will have a positive result for Benedict’s test.

Detailed explanation-3: -The limitations of the Molisch Test can be given as follows. Due to the lack of the five carbon atoms required for furfural synthesis, trioses and tetroses do not yield a good result in this reaction. The Molisch test is not a carbohydrate-specific test.