Seliwanoffs Reagent – 125ml Packs

Seliwanoff’s Reagent is an essential carbohydrate-testing reagent widely utilized across academic institutions to teach macromolecular biochemistry. It provides educators with a reliable chemical medium for exploring ketose and aldose sugar reactivity.

In school biology practicals and college chemistry classes, this reagent is employed to distinguish ketoses, such as fructose, from aldoses, such as glucose. When heated with a ketose sample, rapid dehydration produces furfural derivatives that condense with resorcinol to yield a vivid cherry-red color, giving students clear comparative reaction kinetics.

This laboratory reagent is well suited for college laboratory curricula and high school science courses focusing on carbohydrate metabolism and qualitative biochemistry. It provides unambiguous visual feedback that reinforces theoretical concepts in organic isomerism.

Due to the presence of dilute hydrochloric acid, this reagent should be handled with care. Students should wear laboratory coats, gloves, and safety goggles during all heating practicals.