Definition
noun
A test for unsaturated steroids (e.g. cholesterol) and triterpenes based on the blue-green color formation produced by the reaction of the sterol with acetic anhydride in the presence of concentrated sulfuric acid.
Supplement
See also: Liebermann-Burchard reaction
Dictionary > Liebermann-Burchard test
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