Starch Hydrolysis Test – Principle, Procedure, Results, Uses
Starch Hydrolysis Test is a simple biochemical test used to determine whether a microorganism can hydrolyze starch into smaller sugars. It is done because starch is a large polysaccharide and cannot pass through the bacterial cell membrane, so some bacteria secrete extracellular amylase to break it down. In this test, the organism is inoculated on … Read more