A-level BIOCHEMICAL TESTS- test for starch, reducing sugars, non-reducing sugars, proteins, lipids

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[@MissEstruchBiology]

Thank you! So glad you find it helpful the way it's presented. I try to keep it concise and linked to marking points to help with efficient revision.

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[@MissEstruchBiology]

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[@MissEstruchBiology]

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[@triciahardman5867]

Excellent - great to share with students who have either not done or have forgotten food tests!

[@lc4979q]

i know you commented this ages ago, but do we need to add water to the sample along with benedicts?

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[@MissEstruchBiology]

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[@Sweetroses-v4n]

Hi at 5:56 exactly why does it say for reducing sugars that copper sulfate is reduced to form copper oxide, when a molecule gains oxygen should it not be considered oxidised!

[@Phosphoenoylpyruvate]

Yeah it doesn’t make any sense. I thought the reducing sugars donate electrons to copper IONS reducing them and forming a coloured precipitate

[@9xelle]

Hi :) I'm confused. In my book it says that for the buiret test for protiens that you need to add Sodium hyroxide solution to the test sample, then add Copper(II) sulfate solution. I'm not sure, in an exam situation, what to put to get the marks. Your explanation or the textbooks, OR is it the same thing? Thanks :))

[@MissEstruchBiology]

Hello, Those are the chemicals that biuret is made of, so you can say either in the exam 😊

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[@jasonsingh9698]

Hi Miss, do we have to know specific measurements of how much reagent we have to add. Like do we have to say “add 2cm3 of Benedict’s reagent to the test tube”

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Thanks a lot Miss. It helped a lot...

[@MissEstruchBiology]

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Do we need to know why the colour change occurs at the top of the solution first for the exam ? is that on the spec ? Amazing videos ! I'm watching them all before my exams this year , I haven't been able to go to my lessons but have still got As thanks to you !!

[@MissEstruchBiology]

Hey not on the spec, but an example of an application question

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[@tanvirdipsheikh1514]

Hi, miss! What changes would you make to obtain semi-quantitative results, please?

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Just wondering, were we supposed to know oil is a lipid? Just a bit concerned because I didn't really know that Thank you!

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yes, it's an unsaturated fat

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[@AS-mw6pw]

Hi Miss, for the test for proteins, do we just need to say ‘add Biuret solution’, because I was doing some questions from the revision guide and in the answers it says ‘add a few drops of sodium hydroxide solution, then add some copper (II) sulphate solution’.

[@MissEstruchBiology]

Hello, For AQA they accept either answer, so I always say biuret as it's less to remember 😊

[@AS-mw6pw]

@@MissEstruchBiology ok thanks Miss

[@comixgamez3390]

do we not need to specify which acid and alkaline to add for the non reducing sugar test?

[@MissEstruchBiology]

Hello, For AQA it doesn't specify that you need exact names of the acids and alkaline.

[@comixgamez3390]

@@MissEstruchBiology Okay thank you very much, I looked them up and they arent hard to remember.

[@AS-qi2lq]

Thanks so much for the video! Really helpful. I have a small doubt if you could answer. What exactly is the reagent in the lipid test? Is it ethanol or distilled water?

[@MissEstruchBiology]

There isn't a single reagent, both are required and both are worth separate marks in the exam. Hope that helps 😊

[@AS-qi2lq]

Thank you!

[@AS-qi2lq]

And also one more thing, is emulsion and turbidity the same thing?

[@MissEstruchBiology]

no, turbidity is a measure of cloudiness, but emulsion is the technical name for a fine dispersion of minute droplets of one liquid in another in which it is not soluble or miscible.

[@sofiasolanki7839]

Hi Miss Estruch, Firstly thank you for these videos, they're amazing!! I was just wondering if we need to know the names of the 'acid' and 'alkali' in the tests- like non-reducing sugars?

[@MissEstruchBiology]

Hello, No, its not specified on the specification. Just need to know it is 'boil in acid' and then add alkaline to make slightly alkaline as that is required for Benedicts

[@sofiasolanki7839]

@@MissEstruchBiology Ahh ok, thanks so much!

[@Naveenbabuborugadda]

Which acid and alkali have you taken for the non reducing sugars?

[@pakohlomani4100]

Hi Miss Estruch .Firstly thanks for the fascinating videos .I would like to ask about the negative result on lipids .Hmm what's the negative result

[@MissEstruchBiology]

The negative would be no white emulsion. There isn't a set colour to describe as ethanol is colourless.

[@pakohlomani4100]

Okay thanks

[@shahilclips68]

can please elaborate on how much you're adding like how many drops of acid

[@aaronrajimon312]

Hello miss , I know this isnt part of the video , but im a 2 year a level student , i have my A LEVEL paper 1 exams in about 3 days , should i go through AS paper and A LEVEL PAPER , or should i just go through a level past paper

[@MissEstruchBiology]

Hello, It depends how much time you feel you have. The A-level papers should be a priority, but the AS papers do have a lot of really good maths questions and practical questions in too that will be helpful. If you have time, then yes I would recommend you do. Good luck!

[@aaronrajimon312]

@@MissEstruchBiology ok thank you soo much :)

[@CatherineVanArsdale]

How do you dispose of the material following the tests? Any particular way?

[@MissEstruchBiology]

Ethanol- we keep this sample and the technician distils it. All the others are washed down the sink as they don't have the harmful to environmental haz card

[@ell6311]

Do you know what Reducing sugars we have to learn for AQA are?

[@MissEstruchBiology]

glucose, fructose, galactose, maltose and lactose 😊 Sucrose is non reducing

[@ell6311]

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[@sarahkreidly6732]

Whats the use of distilled water in tests ?do we use distilled water As a control? To compare other tubes with its results

[@MissEstruchBiology]

yes that's it! It's the control to show it was the test substance causing any changes seen

[@fergus3417]

may i ask how is the starch orange in colour

[@MissEstruchBiology]

Starch is colourless. It is the iodine that is orange, and it turns blue/black in the presence of starch

[@amttpassion9371]

Hello. This video explained the biochemical tests really well, thank you! May I ask that I don't still get why the non-reducing sugar (sucrose) is not able to reduce the copper sulphate. Lactose and Maltose are also disaccharides, so how is this different to Sucrose, may I ask why aren't they non-reducing sugars. I hope that makes sense. Thank you Miss Estruch.

[@MissEstruchBiology]

Hello, Its because of the monomers sucrose is made of. Because it contains fructose, unlike the other two disaccharides, it forms a bond that prevents it from reducing Benedicts. Have a look at the pics in this link images.app.goo.gl/Nmo2ErcbUMPaURRS8 Hope that helps 😊

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Hey miss, is it fine if i use some of the picture of your videos for my flashcards, non-commercial use. I would really like to take pictures of your tests and a few diagrams for my anki deck

[@MissEstruchBiology]

Hey yeah of course, that sounds like a good way to make flash cards

[@SharifahNamuwonge]

Thanks for the info

[@MissEstruchBiology]

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[@kamilaAhmedzai]

Hi Miss, just wondering about the test for protein, my textbook says to add sodium hydroxide and then copper ii sulfate and observe the color change. just wondering what I should write in an exam?

[@MissEstruchBiology]

that is a long description of the biuret test. Both would get a mark, but biuret is much quicker to write

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I always thought Biuret was pronounced Bee-oooh-ray. Thats what I get from learning it by myself from a Textbook and no other input (until I discovered your channel of course) :)

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Very French pronunciation of you !

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I thought lactose is a reducing sugar

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[@moa7651]

this is wrong for protiens add NaOH then Copper Sulphate and if protien is present it turns purple

[@MissEstruchBiology]

Hello, that's what biuret reagent is. For most UK exam boards, they require the name of the reagent rather than the chemical composition

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Also digestion of starch

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@@MissEstruchBiology digestion of proteins and lipids

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