Phenol Red is used in this testing because it offers a mid-range pH balance. The color changes from red to yellow when the test is complete.
The pH indicator phenol red turns yellow in the fermentation test when the pH drops below 6.8, indicating acid production from fermentation.
To determine if a bacterium can ferment a particular carbohydrate and determine the end products of that fermentation
NO. They are organic compounds with a hydroxyl group(OH) attached to it.
Sugar is the energy source, the definition of fermentation is: The anaerobic conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol by yeast. As to the color of the indicator it would depend on what you were using to test and what you were testing for (sugar, Co2, alcohol).
Phenol red or bromcresol purple are pH indicators used in fermentation tubes to detect changes in pH. When bacteria ferment carbohydrates, they produce acidic by-products that cause the indicator to change color based on the pH of the medium, allowing for pH changes to be visualized. This provides a quick way to determine if fermentation has occurred based on the color change observed.
Molisch's Test refers to a chemical test used to test for carbohydrate existence. This is done using carbohydrate dehydration with hydrochloric or sulfuric acid to create aldehydes. These condense a couple phenol molecules to produce purple or red compounds.
Negative for both. Pseudomonas does not ferment sugars.
Yes, phenol is considered to be an alcohol because it has a hydroxyl group (-OH) attached to an aromatic ring.
Phenol is slightly soluble in water due to hydrogen bonding between the hydroxyl group of phenol and water molecules. However, when excess phenol is added, it disrupts the hydrogen bonding network of water molecules, making it less soluble. This is because phenol-phenol interactions become stronger than phenol-water interactions, leading to precipitation.
Drinking phenol can result to immediate death because it is corrosive and may burn the heart and the kidneys.
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Phenol is not miscible in tris buffer because phenol is a hydrophobic compound, while tris buffer is an aqueous solution. Hydrophobic compounds like phenol tend to separate from water-based solutions like tris buffer due to differences in polarity and interactions with water molecules. This results in the immiscibility of phenol in tris buffer.