VARIOUS METHOD OF GLUCOSE

ESTIMATION , GTT AND PRINCIPAL OF

CARBOHYDRATES CHEMISTRY TEST

Subject : Biochemistry
Student name :
1)Jignasha Surti.
2)Mitali Rana.
3)Arpita Kataria.
4)Priya Patel.
5)Vipra Patel.
Content :
• Introduction
• Entry of glucose into cell
• Blood collection
• Method for glucose estimation
1) Enzymatic method
2) Chemical method
• Estimation of glucose in urine sample
• Estimation of glucose in CSF sample
• Normal values
• GTT
• Principle of carbohydrate chemistry
 H O

INTRODUCTION H
C

C OH

HO C H

•Glucose is a monosaccharide. H C OH

H C OH

• It is central molecule in carbohydrate CH2OH

D-glucose
metabolism.
• Stored as glycogen in liver and skeletal muscle.
Entry of glucose into the cell
Two specific transport system are used :
• Insulin –independent transport system:
•Carrier mediated uptake of glucose
•Not dependent on insulin.
•Present in hepatocytes, erythrocytes & brain.
• Insulin dependent transport system :
• Present in Skeletal muscle.
ENTRY OF GLUCOSE INTO CELL :
Insulin - dependent GLUT 4 –mediated

• Insulin/GLUT4 is not only pathway.

• cellular uptake of glucose into muscle and adipose tissue
(40%).
.

Insulin – independent glucose disposal (60%)

- GLUT 1 -3 in the Brain, Placenta, Kidney

-SGLT 1 and 2 (sodium glucose symporter)
-intestinal epithelium, kidney.
Blood collection for glucose estimation :
•Fluoride containing vials are used.

•Fluoride inhibit glycolysis by inhibiting enolase enzyme.

•2-phosphoglycerate is converted into phosphoenol pyruvate by

enzyme enolase by removing one water molecule.

FLUORIDE

•Fluoride irreversibly inhibit enolase there by stop the whole

glycolysis.

•Therefor, fluoride is added to blood during estimation of blood sugar.

Normal ranges :
[Reference: American Diabetes Association(ADA) ]
Random blood glucose test :
• It is a blood sugar test taken from a non-fasting subject.
• Normal range is 79-160 mg/dl.
Fasting blood glucose :
• A determination of blood glucose level after an 8 hour period
of fasting.
• Normal range is 70 – 100 mg/dl.
• Levels between 100 – 126 mg/dl are referred to as impaired
fasting glucose or pre-diabetes.
• Diabetes is typically diagnosed when fasting blood glucose
levels are 126 mg/dl or higher.
Postprandial blood glucose test :
• It is determination of the glucose in the blood after a meal.
• Normal range is under 140mg/dl.
• High value indicate diabetes.
Glycosylated hemoglobin :
• hemoglobin to which glucose is bound.
• Also known as glycohemoglobin or as
hemoglobin A1C.
• Tested for to monitor long-term control of
diabetes mellitus.
• Its level increase in of person with poorly
controlled diabetes mellitus.
• Since glucose stay attached to hemoglobin up
to life of RBC (120 days ).
• It reflect the average blood glucose level over
past 3 month.
 Ranges of glycosylated hemoglobin :
• Normal range is between 4 to 5.7%.
• Hemoglobin A1C between 5.7 to 6.4 % mean
you have a greater change of getting of
diabetes.
• Level of 6.5% or higher means you have
diabetes.
Enzymatic determination of glucose in
blood
1) Glucose oxidase – peroxidase method (GOD
POD method)

2) hexokinase method (HKS method)

3) Glucose dehydrogenase method (GDH

method )
 GOD POD METHOD
( glucose oxidase – peroxidase method )

PRINCIPLE:
Glucose + H₂O + O₂ GOD Gluconic acid + H₂O₂
4 Amino Phenazone + Phenol + H₂O₂ POD

Quinonimine – Pink colour compound

• Intensity is determined at on 505 nm filter.
Procedure :
TEST STAN. BLANK

1)Glucose reagent (ml) 1.0 1.0 1.0

2)Serum(ml) 0.01 --- ----
3)Glucose standard(ml) --- 0.01 ----
4)Distilled water(ml) --- ---- 0.01

• Mix & keep it for incubation at 37 ͦC for 15 min or at

room temperature for 30 min.
• Measure the intensity of colour at 505 nm filter
(Green filter).
 Calculation:
Concentration of Substance =
O.D. of Test-O.D. of Blank × Concentration of Std.
O.D. of Std.- O.D. of Blank
General Parameter:
•Reaction type : End point
•Standard Concentration : 100 mg/dl
•Linearity is up to 500 mg/dl
•If sample value is 500mg/dl ,dilute the sample 1:2 with
distilled water & repeat assay.
ADVANTAGES :
• It is specific for glucose estimation.
• This method is sensitive, simple.
• It is cheap method.

DISADVANTAGE:
• This method show linearity only up to 500 mg/dl
of glucose concentration.
Hexokinase method

PRINCIPLE:
•Glucose +ATP ↔ Glucose 6 phosphate +ADP
•Glucose 6 Phosphate + NAD ↔ 6-
Phosphogluconate + NADH+H⁺
•Conversion of NADH from NAD at 340nm
increase in O.D. is measured at fix interval
•Increase O.D. /min is directly conc. of glucose in
the specimen = ∆ O.D.
PROCEDURE:
Pipette 1.0 ml Of Glucose Reagent in Cuvette

incubate ↓water bath at 37⁰ for 1 minute

add 10 μl of sample

↓mix well

read O.D./minute up to 3 minute

•Repeat each steps by using Standard.

CALCULATION:
•Plasma glucose = Delta O.D./min(test) × 100
Delta O.D./min(Std.)
ADVANTAGES :
• It is most sensitive method.

Disadvantages :
• This method show linearity only up to 500
mg/dl of glucose concentration.
GLUCOSE DEHYDROGENASE METHOD
(GDH Method)

PRINCIPLE:

GLUCOSE ↔ D-GLUCONO-δ-LACTONE

NAD⁺↔NADH + H⁺

• The appearance of NADH is measured at 340 nm.

 Chemical method for determination of
blood glucose
• Ortho- toluidine method
• Folin – vui method
• Glucometer
Ortho-toluidine method
PRINCIPLE:
•Glucose react with ortho-toluidin in hot acidic medium
to form a Green color complex
• Color intensity α Conc. Of Glucose
Measured in photometer at 620 nm to 660 nm.
•It can measured other monosaccharide also.
PROCEDURE:
Calculation :
• The concentration of glucose in the
standard solution is 100mg/100ml.
The concentration of glucose in urine is given
by:
O.D. TEST
––––––––––––––  100 = mg Glucose /100ml blood
O.D. STANDARD
Disadvantages :
• It is Non-Specific Method.
• Time consuming method.
• Ortho-toluidine is carcinogenic, so not utilized
nowadays.
Folin - Vui Method

Principle :
•When glucose or other reducing agent are
treated with alkaline copper solution they
reduce the copper with the result insoluble
cuprous oxide is formed.
•The cuprous oxide form is allowed to react with
phospharomolybdate to form molybdenum blue
colour complex which can be read at 420nm.
Procedure :
• 1 ml blood added in boiling tube contain 7
ml water+ 1 ml 10% sodium tungastate mix
it + 1 ml of 2/3N H2SO4 with shaking.
● Allowed to stand for 10 min.
● Filtered it(This filtered is tungastic acid
blood filtrate and it taken as a test sample).
• Plot the standard curve by taking concentration of
glucose along X-axis and absorbance at 420 nm along
Y-axis.
From the standard curve calculate the concentration
of glucose in the given sample.
Calculation :

Mg of glucose/100 ml of blood = mg of glucose

in standard ×(OD of test/OD of standard) ×
100/0.2
 Disadvantages:
• Time consuming method.
• Non-specific method, also measure fructose.
 Glucometer

• Blood is placed onto a test strip & insert into the

glucometer to measure blood sugar level.
• On each strip, there is about 10 layers, including a stiff
plastic base plate and other layers containing chemicals
or acting as spacer.
• For instance there is a layer containing two electrodes
(silver and other similar metals).
• There also is a layer of a immobilized enzyme, glucose
oxidase and another layer containing microcrystalline
potassium ferricyanide.
• The reaction interest between glucose and enzyme.
Principle:
GOD
Glucose Glucuronic acid
Glucuronic acid + ferricynide

ferrocynide ē Current
• The principle behind blood glucose meter is based on
reactions that are analyzed by electrochemical sensor.
• The glucose in the blood sample react with the glucose
oxidase to form glucuronic acid which then reacts with
ferricyanide to form ferrocyanide.
• The electrode oxidizes the ferrocyanide, and this generate
a current directly proportional to the glucose
concentration.
• Glucometer is only type of dry chemistry.
• Currently many type of glucometer are available that give result
as
- plasma equivalent
- whole blood glucose
• Glucose level in plasma is generally 10- 15% higher than whole
blood.
• So it is important for patients to know whether it give result in
“whole blood equivalent ˮ or “plasma equivalent ˮ.

• Advantages:
• Can do from capillary blood collection method.

• Disadvantages:
• It is coastly.
• It gave slightly higher result than actual.
 MEASUREMENT OF GLUCOSE IN
URINE

• For glucose estimation from urine is collected.

• METHOD:

1.Qualitative

2.Quantitative

3.Semi- quantitative

1)QUALITATIVE METHOD:

•It is determination by Benedict test

2) QUANTITATIVE MATHOD:
•It Is Determination By Hexokinase & Glucose
Dehydrogenase

3)SEMI QUANTITATIVE MATHOD:

•It is determination by Glucose Oxidase
strip test
•E.g. Urine strip
 Benedict's Test
This is a very simple and effective method of the
amount of glucose in the urine
 Principle:
• Glucose(R-CHO)+ 2Cu⁺² +2H₂O→ Gluconic acid(R-
COOH) +Cu₂O +4H⁺

Procedure:

5 ml of Benedict's reagent
↓
8 to 10 drops of urine
↓Boiling the mixture & cool down it
observe changes colour
Result & Interpretation on Benedict
Test
•Blue - sugar absent;
•Green - 0.5 gm% sugar = +1
•Yellow – 1.0 gm% sugar = +2
•Orange - 1.5 gm% sugar = +3
•Brick red – 2.0 % or more sugar = +4
 colour : blue green orange brick red
gm% sugar : absent 0.5% 1.5% 2.0%
grade : - +1 +3 +4
 Significant of Benedict Test
• Each reducing substance gives positive test
•So Following substance can gives false positive
test E.g. Vitamin – C, B-Complex vitamin, Salicylic
acid
 Glucose Oxidase Test or Diastix
•Paper or plastic strips, called diastix .
•A color-chart is provided with the strips.
•Strip contain dye are O-toluidine,
tetramethylbenzidine , potassium iodide, 4-
amino phynazome, phenol.
•The dye changes colour on coming in contact
with the urine.
•After 30 to 60 seconds the colour of the strip
matched with the colours of the provided chart.
Oxidase Strip
•GLUCOSE ESTIMATION IN CSF
•CSF is a fluid that flows through and protects the
subarachnoid space of the brain and spinal cord.
•CSF fluid is mostly collected into plain vial and put it
into a ice-pack & transport to laboratory for to analyze
it immediately.
•In CSF, bacteria & other cells are also present so
analyzed immediately
•It's obtained by lumbar puncture, L 3-L 4
•In CSF, Glucose is estimation by GOD - POD method.
•In CSF Contain 2/3 part of plasma glucose.
 CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE
Increased glucose : (hyper glycemia)
• Diabetes mellitus
• Adrenocortical hyper activity
Decreased glucose: (hypo glycemia)
• Bacterial infection
• Hypo thyroidism
• Hypo adrenalism
 GTT
(Glucose Tolerance Test)
INTRODUCTION
• Glucose tolerance means ability of the body
to utilize (tolerate) glucose in blood
circulation.
• The effect of ingested carbohydrate can be
studied under reasonably standard condition
by means of the Glucose Tolerance Test.
• It is indicated by the nature of blood glucose
curve following the administration of
glucose.
• Temporary rise of blood sugar after food intake
for few hours.
• Extent and duration of rise depends on type of
food (Glycemic index).
• Glucose level returns to normal within 2 hrs.
• If it take >2 hours = Decrease glucose tolerance.
 Types of GTT

1)Oral GTT (OGTT)

2)INTRAVENOUS GTT (IVGTT)

• OGTT is mostly preferred & explain in detail

here.
• IVGTT use for patient who are unable to
absorb an oral dose of glucose (
malabsorption syndrome).
 PRINCIPLE :
a glucose tolerance test is the administration
of glucose in a controlled and defined
environment to determine how quickly it is
cleared from the blood. The test is usually
used to test for diabetes, insulin resistance
and sometimes reactive hypoglycemia. The
glucose is most often given orally.
 INDICATIONS FOR GTT

 Having symptoms like diabetes mellitus, but

fasting blood sugar value is
inconclusive(between 100-126mg/dl)
 During pregnancy and past history of

miscarriage.
 To rule out benign renal glucosuria.
 CONTRA-INDICATION

• Person with confirmed Diabetic

patients.
• Mal-absorption disease(OGTT).
• Test should not done in acutely ill
patients.
 PRE-CAUTION
• Normal diet intake in last 3 days.
• Avoid heavy exercise.
• Report to lab after fasting for 12-16 hrs.
• Avoid drug that change glucose level.
e.g. steroid , Insulin ,Oral Hypo
Glycemic Drug.
• Addiction : Alcohol & smoking.
METHOD OF THE TEST
• Collection of fasting urine & blood (in fluoride) sample.
• Give 75gm or 100gm of glucose dissolved in lemon water
to the patient.
• Note the time of oral glucose administration.
• In pediatric patient 1.5 - 1.75 gm/kg glucose/dextrose
powder.
• Collect five sample of venous blood and urine are
collected at the half hourly intervals.
• Determine blood glucose by the specific method. e.g.
GOD-POD method.
• Urine glucose = Semi-Quantitative Method – Benedict's
Test
• Prepare a glucose tolerance curve(plasma glucose level
- time).
NORMAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE CURVE

TIME FASTING 30 60 90 120 150

(MIN.)

BLOOD 75 125 145 100 70 75

SUGAR
(mg/dl)

Urine Sugar absent throughout

ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST (OGTT):
glucose tolerance curve
 NORMAL RESPONCE
•Initial fasting glucose
within normal limits.
•The highest peak value
is reached within 1 hour.
•The highest value does
not exceed the renal
threshold (160-
180mg/dl).
•The fasting level is
again reached by 2-2.5
hours.
•No glucose or ketone
bodies are detected in
any specimen of urine.
 RESPONSE OF DIABETIC PATIENTS
•Fasting blood glucose is definitely
raised above 110 mg/dl.
•The highest value exceed the renal
threshold.
•The blood glucose level dose not
return to fasting level within 2.5hours.
This is the most characteristic feature
of DM.
•Urine sample always contains
glucose except in some chronic
diabetes or nephritis who may have
raised renal threshold.
•According to severity , GTC may
be :
•Mildely diabetic curve
•Moderately severe diabetic curve
•Severe diabetic curve
 LAG CURVE FOR OXYHYPERGLYCEMIA
•Fasting glucose level is
normal.
•Raises rapidly in the ½ to1
hour an exceed the renal
threshold so that the
corresponding urine
specimens show glucose.
•The return to normal value is
rapid and complete.
•The curve is obtained in :
•Hyperthyroidism
•After gastroenterosectomy
•During pregnancy
•Also in early diabetes
 CURVE FOR RENAL GLUCOSURIA
•Glucose appears in the
urine at level of blood
glucose much below
renal threshold.
•Patients who show no
glucosuria when fasting
may have glucosuria
when blood glucose is
raised.
It may be seen renal in :
•Renal disease and
pregnancy
• early diabetes
 ADVANTAGES
• It is useful in recognizing of border line
cases of diabetes.
• GTT is useful in early diagnosis diabetes
melitus.
• It is useful in diagnosis of gestational diabetes.
 DISADVANTAGES
• GTT is not necessary in known cases
of hyperglycemic patient.

• Oral GTT is also not necessary in

know cases of mal -absorption.

• This time I-V glucose tolerance test is

required.
 PRINCIPAL OF
CARBOHYDRATE
CHEMISTRY TEST
 Tests:
1) Molisch′s test
2) Benedict′s test
3) Barfoed′s test
4) Seliwanhoff′s test
5) Inversion test
6) Iodine test
 Molisch test
This test is specific for all carbohydrates.
Monosaccharide gives a rapid positive
test, Disaccharides and polysaccharides
react slower.

Objective: To identify the carbohydrate

from other macromolecules lipids and
proteins.
Principle:
The test reagent(H2SO4) dehydrates pentose to form
furfural and dehydrates hexoses to form 5-
hydroxymethyl furfural.
The furfural and 5- hydroxymethyl furfural further react
with α-naphthol present in the test reagent to produce a
purple product.

α-naphthol Purple color

furfural

α-naphthol
Purpel color

5- hydroxymethyl furfural
 Procedure :
2 ml of a sample solution
↓add
2 drops of the Molisch reagent ( α-napthol in 95% ethanol)
↓ add
2 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid
↓
violet ring appear

Tube observation
1-gluccose +
2-ribose +
3-sucrose +
4-starch +
 Benedict's test
Benedict's reagent is used as a test for the presence of
reducing sugars.
All monosachharides are reducing sugars; they all have a free
reactive carbonyl group.

Some disaccharides have exposed carbonyl groups and are

also reducing sugars. Other disaccharides such as sucrose
are non-reducing sugars and will not react with Benedict's
solution.

Large polymers of glucose, such as starch, are not reducing

sugars
Objective: To distinguish between the reducing and non-
reducing sugars.
Principle:
The copper sulfate (CuSO4) present in Benedict's solution
reacts with electrons from the aldehyde or ketone group
of the reducing sugar in alkaline medium.
Reducing sugars are oxidized by the copper ion in solution
to form a carboxylic acid and a reddish precipitate of

e
sucros
copper oxide.

lactose

e
glucos
reddish precipitate of copper
Colour of precipitate give the idea about
quantity of sugar present in the solution
hence the test is semi-quantitative.
• It can give false positive result because of
non –glucose reducing substance.
• Grade Color of Reaction Mixture
Approximate Glucose concentration
Procedure :
1 ml of a sample solution
↓add
2 ml of Benedict's reagent
↓ heated in a boiling water bath for 5 minutes
formation of a reddish precipitate.

Tube observation
1-glucose +
2-sucrose -
3-lactose +
 Barfoed’s Test
This test is performed to distinguish between
reducing monosaccharides, reducing
disaccharides and non reducing disaccharides.

Objective: To distinguish between mono- , di- and

poly saccharides.

Principle:
Barfoed’s test used copper (II) ions in a slightly
acidic medium
Reducing monosaccharides are oxidized by the
copper ion in solution to form a carboxylic acid and
a reddish precipitate of copper (I) oxide within
three minutes. Reducing disaccharides undergo
the same reaction, but do so at a slower rate.
The nonreducing sugars give negative result.
Barfoed’s reagent, cupric acetate in acetic acid ,
so in acidic medium , disacchride is a weaker
reducing agent than monosacchride, so mono
sacchride (1 to 2 minute) will reduce the copper
in less time & disaccharide (7 to 12 minute)take
time.
Procedure :
1 ml of a sample solution
↓ add
3 ml of Barfoed's reagent (a solution of cupric
acetate and acetic acid
↓
Heat mixture in a boiling water bath for 6 min.(after
the 3 min check the tubes)
↓
Reddish precipitate formed

Tube observation
1-glucose +
2-sucrose -
3-lactose -
 Seliwanoff's Test
This test is used to distinguish between
aldoses (like glucose) and ketoses (like
fructose).

Objective: To distinguish between aldose

and ketone sucrose.
Principle:
Seliwanoff's Test uses 6M HCl as dehydrating agent
and resorcinol as condensation reagent. The test
reagent dehydrates ketohexoses to form 5-
hydroxymethylfurfural. 5-hydroxymethylfurfural
further condenses with resorcinol present in the test
reagent to produce a cherry red product within two
minutes. Aldohexoses react to form the same
product, but do so more slowly giving yellow to faint
pink color.
 Procedure :
½ ml of a sample solution
↓add
2 ml of Seliwanoff's reagent
↓
heat mixture in a boiling water bath for 2ml
↓
colour develope
Tube observation
1-glucose -
2-fructose +
 Inversion test

Principle:
Sucrose + H2O D- Glucose + D-fructose
[α]D = + 66.5° [α]D = 52.5° [α]D= -92.4°

• Sucrose is dextrorotatory.
• The optical rotation change from dextrorotatory to
laevorotatory on hydrolysis , since fructose causes a
much greater laevorotation than the dextrorotation
caused by glucose.
• This is known as inversion.
• The resultant hydrolysate is called invert sugar, which
is more sweeter than sucrose.
 Procedure :
5ml of OS
↓
2 drop of conc. HCl
↓boil for 2 min. & cool down
5 drop of 40% NAOH(alkaline)
↓
perform benedict & seliwanoff test
↓
observe colour reaction
 Iodine test:
Principle:
Iodine binds starch to give blue colored complex.
Shorter chain gives a red color.
Longer chain give more intense color reaction.
 Procedure :
1 ml of OS
↓
2 drop of iodine solution
↓mix
colour develop
(blue ,violet )
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