Iodometric determination of glucose and ribose using potassium iodate as novel reagent in acetic acid medium

Abstract

Glucose is the major carbohydrate found in blood and a chief source of energy in human body. The blood glucose levels are perfectly maintained under the influence of hormones like insulin. However the hormonal imbalance sometimes may result in abnormalities of glucose metabolism and results in diseased condition.1 Thus the detection of blood glucose levels can provide a basic understanding of the malfunctioning of the tissues and body. Although various methods are reported in the literature for the determination of glucose, few are commonly used via, colorimetric method, Benedict’s method,2 Bertrand’s method,3 Hagedorn-Jenson method,4 chloramine-T5 method etc.