Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Testing for biological molecules

Testing for biological molecules — practice question

Diastase is an enzyme that converts starch into maltose. Maltose is a reducing sugar. A starch sample is treated with boiled diastase and left for $15\,\text{minutes}$. After this, portions of the mixture are tested using iodine solution and Benedict’s reagent. What are the results?

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