Application of Various Acid Dyes for Estimation of Protein in Milk by Dye-Binding

Abstract
Acid dyes (23) were selected and compared for solubility in citrate buffer, stability of the solution, absorbance index and binding capacity with protein in milk. Acid-Orange-II, Resorcine-Brown, Xylene-Acid-Milling-Orange-2G and Diacid-Light-Green-GS which were excellent in binding capacity were finally chosen and field tests carried out for 6 months with individual Holstein and Jersey milks. Diacid-Light-Green-GS was much superior and Resorcine-Brown much inferior for estimating protein. The 3 days, except Resorcine-Brown, can be applied safely for mass protein testing of milk. Amido-Black-10B and Orange-G were relatively inferior both in protein binding and in desired properties of a dye.

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