Abstract
This paper explores the possibilities of reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) for analysing whey proteins from the milk of cows and other animal species. An RP-HPLC method is proposed to separate and quantify bovine whey proteins. Using this method, bovine serum albumin, alpha-lactalbumin, beta-lactoglobulin A and beta-lactoglobulin B were separated in less than 7 min. It is demonstrated that irreversible adsorption of bovine whey proteins occurs on unused columns (i.e. those not previously used to separate proteins). Therefore, prior conditioning of the column with whey proteins is required for valid protein quantification. Conditioning can be achieved by eluting a large amount of at least one of the bovine whey proteins through the unused column. The calibration curve (peak area vs. protein concentration) for the main bovine whey proteins was linear. This method also allowed good separation of caprine and ovine whey proteins and separation of some homologous whey proteins of different animal species. Detection of milk mixtures from different animal species was carried out using this method.
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