title: Simple and rapid system for screening and identification of reducing sugars in urine.
abstract: As part of our screening programme for metabolic disorders we needed a rapid, simple, inexpensive means to detect reducing sugars in urine, with a simple but precise test for their identification. Our system comprises a bismuth reduction test for reducing sugars, with unidimensional thin layer chromatography on silica gel and color development with diphenylamine--aniline for definitive identification.
mesh_terms: D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000652:urine*; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D003116:Color; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000652:urine; D008722:Methods; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates