FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2006, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (7): 218-221.

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At Room-temperature in 5 Minutes, A Rapid Method for the Determinaion of Protein in Corn

 LU  Xiu-Heng,   Lu-Jin-Chang, ZHU  Mei-Meng   

  1. 1.Department of Food, Jinlin Grain College, Changchun 130062, China; 2.Department of Chemistry and Biology, Yulin Normal University, Yulin 537000, China
  • Online:2006-07-15 Published:2011-09-29

Abstract:  According to the characteristics that protein in corn is soluble in alcohol (90%~93%). The protein in corn was extracted with alcohol (90%) and coloured with basic solution of CuSO4 the absorbance was measured at 550nm. The optimum reaction of protein in the system was studied and a new rapid method, at room-temperature, for determining protein in corn was developed. The results showed two facts: ①The method needs no heating, centrifuging or suction and the test is simple and rapid, economical and safe in comparison with other rapid methods. ②The method has a high precision (RSD 0.38%), and fair reclamation (97.0%~101%). The results obtained by this method agree well with those obtained by the kjeldahl method.

Key words:  , corn; protein; room-temperature; rapid determination;