Iodine
It is simply called the Starch test which is the process of testing something for the presence of starch. Add Iodine solution to whatever is it you're testing and a dark blue/black color indicates the presence of starch
In plants, glucose is generally stored as starch.
Chlorophyll has a function of converting starch into glucose and other simpler plant products.Thats why we have to remove cholorphyll before starting a test for starch.
Because they need the presence of chlorophll in them
A hot bath of ethanol decolorizes the leaf by washing out the chlorophyll. If the leaf is not decolorized, you cannot see the blue-black stain that results from the iodine reacting with the starch.
It is simply called the Starch test which is the process of testing something for the presence of starch. Add Iodine solution to whatever is it you're testing and a dark blue/black color indicates the presence of starch
The leaf turns brittle during the testing the leaf for starch because the ethanol extracts the all water content from the leaf.
Use iodine to test a leaf for starch | Plant Physiology | Biology
By testing whether adding iodine darkens it.
A classic way of testing for the presence of starch is to add a drop of tincture of iodine. If the brown solution turns violet then starch is present.
Carbohydrates, especially starch, which is a polysaccharide carbohydrate. Starch turns deep purple when tested with iodine.
Starch
to denature the enzymes going to kill the leaf
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Use 'I2 + KI ' solution: 0.1% 'Iodine-Iodide' turns purple blue with starch, very sensitive test!
It can be observed that when testing for starch their must be a olour change of blue black after iodine solution was added.Before the colour change was green that changed to blue black of the whole procedure is been carried out.
In plants, glucose is generally stored as starch.