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Organic Compounds Lab Report Essay

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Identifying Organic Compounds
Joe Harris 11/12/07
1. Background Organic compounds are, by definition, any chemical compound containing carbon. These compounds include carbohydrates, polysaccharides, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. Each one of these compounds has a different purpose. Carbohydrates give energy to cells when consumed. Lipids are basically the fats of a cell. Proteins are the building blocks of muscle in a cell. Nucleic acids are used to transfer genetic information from one cell to the other. The purpose of this lab is to simply determine the absence or presence of the main …show more content…

7.When water bath is ready, put each test tube into the water bath. Wait 5 minutes.
8.After 5 minutes, remove test tubes from the water bath set in test tube holder and record results. Also turn off hot plate.
9.Clean both test tubes thoroughly.
10. Repeat steps 2 and 3.
11.Add 10 drops of Lugol's solution to each test tube.
12.Swirl to mix.
13.Record data.
14.Clean both test tubes thoroughly.
15.Repeat steps 2 and 3.
16.Add 10 drops of Biuret solution to each test tube.
17.Swirl to mix.
18.Wait 1-2 minutes.
19.Record data.
3. Data and Results A. Data Tables
Benedict's Test
Test Tube
Original Color
Final Color
Tube Contains
+ or -
A
Light Blue
Orange
Sugar
+
B
Light Blue
Light Blue
Still Unknown
-

Lugol's Test
Test Tube
Original Color
Final Color
Tube Contains
+ or -
A
Clear
Yellow
Still Unknown
-
B
Clear
Dark Purple
Starch
+

Biuret Test
Test Tube
Original Color
Final Color
Tube Contains
+ or -
A
Clear
Light Purple
Protein
+
B
Clear
Clear
Clear
-

4. Conclusion During the Benedict's test, the contents of tube B did not change, indicating the absence of sugar in that particular substance. However, the contents of tube A did change orange indicating the presence of sugar in that substance. During the Lugol's test, the content of tube A did not change dark purple indicating the absence of starch in that substance However, the content of tube B changed to dark purple

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