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Published on: August 21, 2026
Biochemical reagents are widely used for detection of biomolecules. A reagent that specifically detects a carbonyl group ( 
) in a biomolecule will yield a positive test with
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A carbohydrate is a biomolecule consisting of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms. If the carbonyl group is an aldehyde (more common in carbohydrates) then the monosaccharide is an aldose. If the carbonyl group is a ketone then the monosaccharide is a ketose.
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