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Which of the following biochemical tests can be effectively employed to identify proteins or their cBiomolecules Chemistry Question

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Which of the following biochemical tests can be effectively employed to identify proteins or their constituent amino acids?

Answer: A,B,C

💡 Solution & Explanation

The Biuret test detects peptide linkages, the Ninhydrin test produces a purple complex (Ruhemann's purple) universally for free $\alpha$ -amino acids, and the Xanthoproteic test identifies aromatic amino acids (e.g., Tyrosine, Tryptophan). Fehling's test is exclusively for reducing sugars.

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