Question

each polysaccharide tested gives different color results with the iodine test. explain the reason briefly?

Answer 1

Answer:

Answer. Iodine (iodine-potassium iodide, I2KI) staining distinguishes starch (a polysaccharide) from monosaccharides, disaccharides, and other polysaccharides. The basis for this test is that starch is a coiled polymer of glucose. Iodine interacts with these coiled molecules and becomes bluish