Description : Benedictís test is commonly employed for what?
Last Answer : To detect the presence of glucose in urine.
Description : Keto group is non-reducing, but fructose reduces Benedictís solution, what is the cause for this anomaly?
Last Answer : In alkaline medium, ketone group is converted to aldehyde, through enediol formation.
Description : What is the composition of Benedictís reagent.
Last Answer : It contains sodium carbonate, copper sulfate and sodium citrate. In the alkaline medium provided by sodium carbonate, the copper remains as cupric hydroxide. Sodium citrate acts as a stabilising agent to prevent precipitation of cupric hydroxide.