Color Test for Specific Amino Acids Done by :Sahar Al-Subaie
Millon's Test Hopkins-Cole Test Sakaguchi Test Outlines: Millon's Test Hopkins-Cole Test Sakaguchi Test
Millon's Test
Used for detecting the presence of monohydroxybenzene derivatives Aim: Used for detecting the presence of monohydroxybenzene derivatives
monohydroxybenzene derivatives: Tyrosine, Tyrosine derivatives, Phenol
Principle: Phenolic group of tyrosine +Millon's reagent red color (mercury salt of nitrated tyrosine)
Millon's reagent: It is a solution of mercuric and mercurous ions in nitric and nitrous acids.
Hopkins-Cole Test
This test aims to detect Tryptophan (indole ring)
Tryptophan + Hopkins-Cole H2SO4 purple ring Principle: Tryptophan + Hopkins-Cole H2SO4 purple ring
Sakaguchi Test
This test is specific for the arginine (guanidine group) Aim: This test is specific for the arginine (guanidine group)
arginine +α-Naphthol NaOBr red color Principle: arginine +α-Naphthol NaOBr red color
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