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Sr. No.
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Phytochemical
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Test
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Observations
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Inference
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1
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Saponins
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Froth test
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Foam formation
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+
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2
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Flavonoids
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Shinoda test
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Red or pink color
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+
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Alkaline reagent test
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Yellow color
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+
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AlCl3 test.
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Yellow ppt
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+
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3
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Alkaloids
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Dragendroff reagent
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Reddish brown ppt
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+
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Mayer reagent
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Creamy ppt
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+
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Wagner reagent
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Reddish brown ppt
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+
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4
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Carbohydrate
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Fehling’s test
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Brick red ppt
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+
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5
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Glycosides
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Keller-Killiani test
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Brown ring at interface
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+
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Legal’s test
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Pink to red color
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+
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Borntrager’s test
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Reddish pink color
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+
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6
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Triterpenes
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Salkowaski test
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Reddish brown color
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+
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7
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Phenols
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FeCl3 test
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Color change
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+
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8
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Tannins
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FeCl3 test
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Black color
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+
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Gelatin test
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Green black
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+
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