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Benedict′s reagent

for the qualitative determination of sugars

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CAS Number:
63126-89-6
MDL number:
MFCD00146068
UNSPSC Code:
12164500
NACRES:
NA.21
grade:
for analytical purposes
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grade

for analytical purposes

Quality Level

100

technique(s)

photometry: suitable

impurities

cupric sulfate

application(s)

food and beverages
general analytical

SMILES string

[Cu+2].[Na+].[Na+].[S](=O)(=O)(O)O.[O-]C(=O)C(O)(CC(=O)[O-])CC(=O)[O-].[O-]C(=O)O.O

InChI

1S/C6H8O7.CH2O3.Cu.2Na.H2O4S.H2O/c7-3(8)1-6(13,5(11)12)2-4(9)10;2-1(3)4;;;;1-5(2,3)4;/h13H,1-2H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)(H,11,12);(H2,2,3,4);;;;(H2,1,2,3,4);1H2/q;;+2;2*+1;;/p-4

InChI key

QFKWSRIUZIYLCK-UHFFFAOYSA-J

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General description

Benedict′s reagents comprise of copper sulphate, sodium carbonate which functions as a mild alkali, and sodium citrate. It is quite stable. On boiling this reagent with glucose, it gives a white precipitate of cuprous thiocyanate. It is primarily used for the estimation of glucose in urine.[1]

Application

Benedict′s reagent may be used during TLC analysis of mesocotyl methanol extracts during a study to evaluate sorghum resistance associated with accumulation of undetected toxic host metabolites.[2] It may also be also be used to synthesize an SEM image of the cubic shaped Cu2O with smooth surface.[3]

Other Notes

Reagent used for the detection of reducing sugars and other reducing substances; detection limit: 0.01 % glucose in water[4]

Pictograms

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GHS07,GHS09

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H319,H411

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 2 - Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

12 - Non Combustible Liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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BCCG7401

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The Systematic Identification of Organic Compounds (1980)
R L Nicholson et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 84(16), 5520-5524 (1987-08-01)
Infection of the sorghum mesocotyl by Helminthosporium maydis (a nonpathogen) and Colletotrichum graminicola (a pathogen) resulted in the rapid accumulation of a pigment complex by two sorghum cultivars. The components of the complex were fungitoxic. The principal compounds have been
Y Feleke et al.
Ethiopian medical journal, 36(2), 93-99 (1999-04-24)
The reliability of urine glucose testing to monitor diabetic control was investigated in patients attending the Diabetic Clinic of the Tikur Anbassa Hospital in Addis Ababa between October 1994 and January 1995 with the aim of utilising it for those
J B Warren et al.
Archives of internal medicine, 144(1), 161-163 (1984-01-01)
The accidental or intentional ingestion of urine sugar reagent (Clinitest) tablets, a potent caustic, has been reported to cause severe esophageal mucosal damage and stricture formation. Gastric mucosal damage was reported once before in a man who intentionally ingested 26
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