BIOMOLECULAR BONDS: After it is indicated with Benedict's Test that any sugar present in a sample may be non-reducing, what procedure is necessary before repeating Benedict's test to confirm the definite presence of non-reducing sugar?

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After it is indicated with Benedict's Test that any sugar present in a sample may be non-reducing, what procedure is necessary before repeating Benedict's test to confirm the definite presence of non-reducing sugar?

Paul Bishop · Accepted Answer

Boil with dilute hydrochloric acid, then neutralise with sodium hydrogen carbonate

BIOMOLECULAR BONDS

After it is indicated with Benedict's Test that any sugar present in a sample may be non-reducing, what procedure is necessary before repeating Benedict's test to confirm the definite presence of non-reducing sugar?

Boil with dilute hydrochloric acid, then neutralise with sodium hydrogen carbonate

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