TESTS FOR BILE SALTS AND ACETONE.
TESTS FOR BILE SALTS & ACETONE :- ■TESTS FOR BILE SALTS:- a)PETTENKOFER'S TEST:- ADD 5 DROPS OF 5% SUCROSE SOLUTION TO 5 ml OF TEST THE SOLUTION IN A TEST TUBE AND RUN A FEW ml OF CONCENTRATED H2SO4 CAREFULLY DOWN THE SIDE OF THE INCLINED TEST TUBE. A PURPLE RING DEVELOPS SLOWLY. b)HAY'S TEST(SURFACE TENSION TEST):- SPRINKLE A SMALL AMOUNT OF FINELY POWDERED FLOWERS OF SULPHUR ON THE SURFACE OF 5 ml OF DISTILLED WATER AND 5 ml OF TEST SOLUTION TAKEN IN TWO SEPARATE TEST TUBES. SULPHUR SINKS VERY RAPIDLY IN DILUTE BILE, BUT NOT IN WATER. ■TEST FOR ACETONE:- a)LEGAL'S SODIUM NITROPRUSIDE TEST:- ADD 3 DROPS OF A FRESHLY PREPARED 5% SODIUM NITROPRUSIDE SOLUTION TO ABOUT 3ml OF THE TEST SOLUTION,MIX AND MAKE ALKALINE WITH NaOH SOLUTION. A RED COLOUR APPEARS. ACIDIFY THE MIXTURE BY ADDING ACETIC ACID. b)ROTHERA'S NITROPRISSIDE TEST:- SATURATE 3 ml OF THE TEST SOLUTION (DILUTE ACETONE) WITH SOLID (NH4)2SO4 . ADD 2 DROPS OF A FRESHLY PREPARED 5% S...