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When Iodine is added to amylose, the helical shape of the unbranched polysaccharide traps Iodine molecules, producing a deep blue-black complex. Amylopectin, cellulose, and Glycogen react with iodine to give red to brown colors. Glycogen produces a reddish-purple color.

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Why does glycogen gives red colour with iodine?

Glycogen gives a red color with iodine due to the formation of a complex between iodine and the helical structure of glycogen. This complex results in a shift in the absorption spectrum of iodine, leading to the red color observed.


Why does Iodine test gives blue color with starch but red with glycogen?

Iodine test forms a complex with both starch and glycogen, resulting in a color change. This complex is responsible for the blue color observed with starch. However, glycogen has a more branched structure than starch, causing a different interaction with iodine that leads to a red color instead of blue.


What is the result of lugol's test in glycogen?

it should give dark brown color with high concentration of glyogen


Does glycogen and amylopectin have a helical structure like amylose and if yes why is it that glycogen and amylopectin form red-violet colouration with potassium iodide?

Yes, they are helical. The change in colouration is due to iodine being trapped in the helix. Difference in colour is due to the different wavelength of light being absorbed when iodine form bonds with the glucose molecules in the helix.


Why does glycogen change to red when iodine solution is added?

Iodine tests for complex sugars. Glycogen is a complex sugar and will change dark purple when iodine solution is added (color is irrelevant, all you really need to know is that the change to a specific color signifies a presence of a macro molecule)


Do you add iodide when testing for starch?

Yes, iodine is added when testing for starch. Iodine will change color to blue-black in the presence of starch. This color change helps to indicate the presence of starch in the substance being tested.


Does iodine color rocks a red color?

No, iodine does not colour rocks red. However, a presence of chromium in rocks emits a red colour when exposed to yellow/green light.


What colour does iodine solution turn red litmus paper?

The color not change.


Why amylopectin gives red color with iodine?

Amylopectin gives a red color with iodine because the branching structure of amylopectin allows iodine molecules to penetrate and form a complex that produces a red color. This is due to the presence of multiple non-reducing ends in amylopectin where iodine molecules can bind, resulting in the characteristic color change.


How are starch and glycogen similar and how do they differ?

Startch have two types of polymer chain,one is amylose and another is amylopectin.Amylose is simple straight chain of glucose(1--->4 linkage),while amylopectin have branching.At branching point,there is 1--->6 linage and 1--->4 linkage in every subchain. So,in startch 1-6 linkage comes after 20 to 25 gucose monomer,while in gycogen this linkage comes very frequently.....


What is the red pigment that gives red blood cells their colour?

Haemoglobin


What colour mixing gives orange?

Red and yellow