Amylose Content Assay Kit (Iodine Colorimetric Method) (CASQA-K003S)

Cat.No.

CASQA-K003S

Method

Spectrophotometry

Product size

48T

Product description

Amylose is a polysaccharide chain of D-glucose units connected by α-(1,4) glycosidic bonds, and its content determination is of great significance for evaluating the nutritional value of food and investigating sugar metabolism in plants. The amylose forms a complex with iodine, and the absorbance is read at 620nm to determine the content of amylose in the sample.

Additional Materials and Equipments Required

Visible spectrophotometer, 1mL glass cuvettes (optical path 1cm), water bath, pipettes, ethanol, petroleum ether, distilled water.