Activity 4 - Hydrolysis of Carbohydrates

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NAME: _____________________________ Date: ________ SCORE: __________

Lab. teacher: ___________________ Course & Section_________ Grp. No.______

Activity No. 4
HYDROLYSIS OF CARBOHYDRATES

A. STARCH

TUBE Treatment Benedict’s Iodine


Red precipitate was Yellowish Color was
A HCl, heat observed (positive) observed (negative)

Blue color remains Blue-black color was


B H2O, heat (negative) observed (positive)

Blue color remains Blue-black color was


C RT, H2O (negative) observed (positive)

B. SUCROSE

TUBE Treatment Benedict’s Seliwanoff’s

Orange Red precipitate was Brick-red precipitate was


A HCl, heat
observed (positive) observed (positive)
Blue color remains Blue color remains
B H2O, heat
(negative) (negative)
Blue color remains Blue color remains
C RT, H2O
(negative) (negative)

Question Guide:
1. In which tube (A, B, C) have you observed hydrolysis of starch and sucrose? Prove
your answer.
Starch – In tube A, we observed the hydrolysis process of starch because it has a red
precipitate - a positive result in Benedict’s test which indicates that the starch is
converted into glucose and a yellowish color - a negative result in Iodine test which is
indicates the absence of reducing sugar glucose.

Sucrose - Tube A also exhibits the hydrolysis process because of positive results in
Benedict's and Seliwanoff's tests. Sucrose is a non-reducing sugar; therefore, it will
have a negative effect on both. With a positive result, it is possible to conclude that
hydrolysis happened, releasing fructose and glucose.
2. Write the equation involved in the hydrolysis of sucrose.

Acid

Heat

3. Give the stepwise hydrolysis of starch and its reaction to Benedict’s and Iodine test.
- https://studylib.net/doc/5790906/hydrolysis-of-starch-by-acid

Iodine test Benedict’s test

1. Starch Blue Negative

2. Soluble starch Blue Negative

3. Amylodextrin Purple Negative

4. Erythrodextrin Red Positive

5. Achrodextrin Colorless Positive

6. Maltose Colorless Positive

7. Glucose Colorless Positive

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