4. (1 point) The enzyme ?-galactosidasecan hydrolyze the disaccharide allolactose into glucose and galactose. If you want to monitor the progress of allolactose’s hydrolysis reaction, which assay will work the best? Explain your reasoning.
Benedict's test
Barfoed's test
Seliwanoff's test
Barfoed's test :
Barfoed's test is a chemical test used for detecting the presence of monosaccharides.
It is based on the reduction of copper(II) acetate to copper(I) oxide (Cu2O), which forms a brick-red precipitate.
RCHO + 2Cu2+ + 2H2O ? RCOOH + Cu2O + 4H+
The aldehyde group of the monosaccharide which normally forms a cyclic hemiacetal is oxidized to the carboxylate. A number of other substances, including sodium chloride, may interfere.
It was invented by Danish chemist Christen Thomsen Barfoed and is primarily used in botany.
Benedict's test is use for reducing sugara.
Seliwanoff's test is use for aldose and ketose sugars.
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