A chemical test used to distinguish mono- or disaccharides from certain polysaccharides like amylase, dextrin, and glycogen
Ethanol emulsion test for fats
A food test which determines the presence of a broad group of naturally occurring compounds known as lipids
Benedict's test
Used to test for simple carbohydrates, identifies reducingsugars (monosaccharides and some disaccharides) which have free ketone aldehyde functional groups
Biuret testfor protein
A chemical test used to determine the presence of a peptide bond in a substance, based on the biuret reaction in which a peptide structure containing at least two peptide links produces a violet color when treated with alkaline copper sulfate
Diphenylamine test (Dische)
Presence of DNA turns the clear solution blue, presence of RNA turns the clear solution green, used to test for the presence of nucleic acids
