Results of Standard Molecule Testing Using Different Indicators

Standard
(Molecule Tested)
Indicator Used Description Positive
Control (Standard)
Test Results
Description
Negative Control Test
Results
glucose Benedict's Solution yellow - 30s
green - 38s
burnt orange - 42s
brown orange - 51s
red orange - 1:15s
bright orange - 2:00s
(like tomato soup)
No change in 2
minutes since we
have started.
starch Lugol's Iodine - not thick at all
- semi-clear
- very dark colored
- leaves stain of
yellow on tube
- clearer
- orange-yellow
protein Biuret reagent - foggy light purple
- slight hint of pink
- many bubbles
- purple (indigo)
- if not mixed, color
settles at bottom
- slightly clearer
- a few less bubbles
fat Sudan IV - foggy orange-pink
- tons of tiny bubbles
- cloudy
- clear
- slightly red
- very few bubbles