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Seliwanoff’s Test Principle and Procedure

October 2, 2016 by Admin 21 Comments

Seliwanoff’s test is a compound test which separates aldose and ketose sugars. Ketoses are differentiated from aldoses by means of their ketone/aldehyde usefulness. If the sugar contains a ketone bunch, it is a ketose. If the sugar contains an aldehyde bunch, it is an aldose. This test is much like Bial’s test. This test depends on the rule that, when heated, ketones are more quickly dried out than aldoses. It is named after Theodor Seliwanoff, the scientific expert, who performed the test. At the point when it is added to a solution containing ketones, a red shading is framed quickly giving a positive test. At the point when added to an element containing aldoses, a slower framing pink light is seen. Let’s move with seliwanoff test to distinguish sucrose from fructose.

Reagents used in the Seliwanoff Test:

Here are two things that you require to perform the experiment.

  • Seliwanoff’s Reagent. (You are going to know ahead how to prepare this reagent).
  • The material in which you are trying to test the presence of Keto sugar.

How to prepare Seliwanoff’s Reagent?

To prepare this reagent you will need HCL, distilled water, and resorcinol. Once you have these three things you are ready to prepare the reagent for the test.

To do this add 34ml of hydrochloric acid in 68 ml of distilled water and then after that, add 0.15 ml of resorcinol. This is how you prepare the reagent for the test and now you can perform the test. If you are thinking why HCL is needed to prepare the reagent then here is some info on HCL.

Hydrochloric Acid:

Hydrochloric acid is a solution of hydrogen chloride in the water. It is one of the most important compounds in chemistry. HCL is the chemical formula for this acid. It is used in many chemical tests. In this test, it works as an important agent. You are going to know the important role of this acid once you start reading the test ahead.

Seliwanoff’s Test Principle:

Seliwanoff Test is a test to separate keto sugars structure Aldo sugars. Keto sugars get dried out in the nearness of concentrated acids to yield furfurals or their subsidiaries which react with resorcinol in Seliwanoff reagent to yield a cherry-red hue complex as the positive result. A cherry-red shading shows the nearness of ketohexoses. Ketopentoses yield blue-green series while aldoses and disaccharides give no shading change.

With this test, fructose will bring about cherry red shading, while the aldose sugars like glucose will give a negative result with no red shading showing up in the series. In any case, if the warming is not as it is expected (which is more than 5 minutes), aldose sugar will create a pink shading. While the sucrose (a blend of fructose and glucose) will create a cherry red shading as a result of the fructose in it.

The reactions are simplified in the image below:

seliwanoff test principle

Seliwanoff’s Test Procedure:

Performing this test doesn’t require a complex procedure. It is just a simple qualitative test in which we differentiate aldose from ketones. To perform the test, just follow the steps I have mentioned below and you will be done within a matter of seconds. Also perform this test you require a test tube, reagent that I have already mentionprocedure of seliwanoff tested in a previous heading and material required. Having all these things you are good to go with the test.

  1. To start the test, take a test tube and add 5 ml of Seliwanoff’s reagent in it. Make sure that the amount of reagent you are adding in the test tube doesn’t exceed 5 ml and measure it before pouring it.
  2. Now the material which is to be tested, pick it up, measure 1 ml of it and pour it down in the test tube.
  3. The third step should be to heat the solution using boiling water. Boil the solution in boiling water for 5 minutes and then wait on for the results. After sometime you will observe the color changes in the test tube.

Seliwanoff’s Test Precautions:

To perform every test you have got to follow some precautions. Here are some precautions to successfully perform this test.

  • Before adding the reagent in the test tube, measure it carefully and make sure that it is 5 ml.
  • Also, make sure that you are adding 1 ml of material to be tested because this is for the exact compatibility of the both agents.
  • Make sure that what’s inside the test tube never makes a contact with any human because it is highly corrosive and can bring serious damage to the skin.

Seliwanoff’s Test Results:

After the test is being performed, you will observe the color changes in the solution. If the color turns to Red, then this means that your results are positive and keto sugar is present inside the solution.

Seliwanoff’s Test result

Final Words:

If you have read this guide carefully and followed each and everything, then I am sure that your results will be 100% positive. Did you like our article on Seliwanoff’s Test? Leave us your feedback in the comments section and keep visiting our site for more medical tests.

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Comments

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    December 7, 2016 at 7:12 pm

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    • Yash says

      April 19, 2017 at 6:50 pm

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  2. Bleluv says

    July 5, 2017 at 5:35 am

    thanks for breaking it down for my understanding.

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  3. Anthony, Ebenezer Chinomnso says

    August 2, 2017 at 6:35 am

    Quite helpful. Very detailed. Thank you.

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  4. Dee says

    October 3, 2017 at 12:49 pm

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  5. Madhuparna says

    October 20, 2017 at 7:26 am

    Very helpful.

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  6. Shahid says

    October 24, 2017 at 4:02 am

    Resorcinol is solid forms but how we take it resorcinol in grams and use in liquid form

    Reply
  7. ream says

    November 13, 2017 at 4:06 pm

    Why ketoses repond more quickly than aldoses in this test?

    Reply
    • Admin says

      December 28, 2018 at 2:30 pm

      because of their structure.

      Reply
  8. lusayo mubisa says

    November 28, 2017 at 4:28 pm

    you made it simple!! thank u

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  9. Bakoji Sule says

    March 4, 2018 at 11:48 am

    Thank you very much for help me to understand this things better than my lecture.

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  10. Bakoji Sule says

    March 4, 2018 at 11:51 am

    Thanks for help me to understand this concept

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  11. Courtney says

    March 26, 2018 at 3:30 am

    Thus is so helpful!!Thank you!
    Do you know any books that i can reference regarding these kinds of medical tests? Where did you get all these knowledge?

    Reply
    • Admin says

      December 28, 2018 at 2:24 pm

      i think these are not available in biochemistry books…
      and being a medical student we perform these tests in 1st year and 2nd year MBBS in biochem lab.

      Reply
  12. safiya Naseer says

    April 5, 2018 at 7:06 am

    Tnxx so much
    it’s helpful and more understandable

    Reply
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    April 7, 2018 at 6:04 am

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    April 13, 2018 at 5:41 am

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  15. Deen says

    April 26, 2018 at 8:19 pm

    I realy like it and its understandable but no references,bcus i nid references for dis my assignment.Thanks

    Reply
    • Admin says

      December 28, 2018 at 2:23 pm

      will try to add references in future.
      glad to know that it was helpful.

      Reply
  16. A A Nasir says

    May 10, 2018 at 5:27 pm

    very interested explanation

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  17. Himanshu says

    August 11, 2018 at 7:52 am

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