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Which reagent is added to the Phenylalanine deaminase test:Kovac’sPhenylpyruvic acidBromocresol purpleFerric chloride

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The Ferric Chloride is used to detect the presence of the enzyme phenylalanine deaminase, the organism that produce that enzyme can convert phenylalanine to the alfa-keto acid phenylpyruvic acid.

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