McNally’s Test

Colour Tests. Coniferyl Alcohol—orange Ferric Chloride— violet Folin-Ciocalteu Reagent—blue McNally s Test—brown precipitate. 

Colour Test. McNally s Test—red (after hydrolysis). 

Colour Tests. Ferric Chloride—blue-violet (after hydrolysis) McNally s Test—orange Nessler s Reagent—brown-orange (weak). 

McNally, S., P. Bettini, M. Sevignac, H. Darmency, J. Gasquez, and M. Dron. 1987. A rapid method to test for chloroplast DNA involvement in atrazine resistance. Plant Physiol. 83 248-250. 

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