For diabetic patients using a home-based system to monitor their blood glucose levels, why is the glucose oxidase system better than Benedictâs test?
Choose one or more:
A. The glucose oxidase system allows a quantitative measurement of glucose concentration, while Benedict's test can only indicate the presence or absence of glucose.
B. The glucose oxidase system is not a coupled reaction. Instead, the concentration of glucose is measured directly.
C. The glucose oxidase system does not contain sufficient base (OH-) to catalyze formation of the enediol intermediate, which is necessary for ketose isomerization.
D. The glucose oxidase system does not react with other reducing sugars (galactose), which allows for a more accurate measurement of blood glucose levels.