Manfred Bial (10 December 1869 – 26 May 1908) was a German physician who invented a test for
pentoses
In chemistry, a pentose is a monosaccharide (simple sugar) with five carbon atoms. The chemical formula of many pentoses is , and their molecular weight is 150.13 g/mol.[orcinol
Orcinol is an organic compound with the formula CH3C6H3(OH)2. It occurs in many species of lichens including ''Roccella tinctoria'' and ''Lecanora''. Orcinol has been detected in the "toxic glue" of the ant species '' Camponotus saundersi''. It i ...]
, now known as
Bial's test
Bial's test is a chemical test for the presence of pentoses. It is named after Manfred Bial, a German physician. The components include orcinol, hydrochloric acid, and ferric chloride. A pentose, if present, will be dehydrated to form furfural ...
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Bial was born December 10, 1869, in
Breslau, the son of Max Bial. He was an assistant at the Kaiserin-Augusta-Hospital in
Berlin
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. Bial died May 26, 1908, in
Monaco
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1869 births
1908 deaths
19th-century German physicians
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