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Revision notes on 1.2.4 Biochemical Tests: Lipids for the AQA A Level Biology syllabus, written by the Biology experts at Save My Exams.
- Overview
- OCR 21st Century
- Qualitative Tests
- Benedict's Test
- Iodine Solution
- Biuret Test
- Sudan III
- Emulsion
This article provides information on qualitative tests for food chemicals, including Benedict's test for sugars, the iodine test for starch, the biuret test for proteins and Sudan III/emulsion tests for lipids. It also mentions safety precautions to be taken while performing these tests.
Carbohydrates, proteins and lipids are required by humans. The digestive system breaks down large molecules. Nutrients are passed to other organisms in a food web. Enzymes are biological catalysts.
There are several qualitative tests for food chemicals that can detect the presence of food chemicals but not how much is present.
Benedict's test is used to detect sugars, reducing sugars give a red-brown precipitate with Benedict's solution on heating for a few minutes. Glucose is an example of reducing sugar. Wear safety goggles as it is an irritant and avoid contact with skin and eyes when heating in boiling water bath.
Add iodine solution to the food being tested, foods containing starch will turn blue-black color; wear safety goggles as iodine solution is an irritant and avoid contact with skin and eyes also can be used under microscope to stain starch grains in plant cells .
The biuret test detects peptide bonds in proteins by adding Biuret solution A to a solution of the food being tested then trickle little Biuret B down side of tube look for purple coloration where solutions meet; wear safety goggles as biuret reagent A & B both corrosive & irritant respectively , avoid contact with skin & eyes .
The Sudan III test detects lipids ; wear safety goggles as sudan III flammable dissolved in alcohol , avoid contact with skin & eyes .
Alternative test for lipids ; wear safety goggles ethanol flammable , avoid contact with skin & eyes .
Emulsion Test. An emulsion is when small droplets of a substance are suspended in another solution. The emulsion test returns a positive result if a sample contains a lipid.
A blood film examination is primarily ordered to evaluate blood cell populations when a FBC with WBC differential, performed with an automated blood cell counter, indicates the presence of abnormal or immature cells.
Required practical activity - food tests. The major nutrients required for a healthy diet are carbohydrates, proteins and lipids. The digestive system breaks down large molecules of food, which...
In this A-Level Biology Lesson “Lipids: The Emulsion Test for the presence of Lipids”. You'll learn each of the steps involved in this common food test. You’ll need to be able to describe how and why each step in the emulsion test is done and how to interpret the results.
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