Description
- The strip can be used to measure glucose levels in osmosis/diffusion experiments and food science studies.
- UV Resistant Bag of 40 Paper Test Strips
- Color chart has blocks at 0, .1, .25, .5, and 2% Glucose
- Strips can be cut in half – doubling the number of tests you can do per bag!
The strip can be used to measure glucose levels in osmosis/diffusion experiments and food science studies. These strips are specific to glucose. You will not get a reaction with soft drinks or regular sugar since these are mainly fructose or sucrose.
The strips are sensitive enough to detect the glucose from the breakdown of starch.
These strips are not intended for medical diagnosis or for testing glucose in urine.
Instructions
- Remove one test paper from the bag using tweezers. Do not touch the test paper with your bare hand. The strip is 4 inches in length, and may be cut into smaller lengths if needed.
- Dip the test strip into the solution being tested for 1-2 seconds.
- Remove the strip from the solution.
- After 60 seconds, compare the test strip to the color chart.
NOTE: In solutions containing oxidizers, a false positive may be observed.
NOTE: The glucose test strips use an enzyme that is specific for glucose. In order for the enzyme to work properly, the glucose needs to undergo mutarotation. Ensure the glucose has been dissolved in the water solution for at least 3 hours, to ensure that the mutarotation process has occurred.
