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Advanced Analytical Techniques in Dairy Chemistry Kamal Gandhi Dairy Chemistry Division, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India Neelima Sharma National Referral Center for Milk Quality and Safety, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India Priyae Brath Gautam Dairy Chemistry Division, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India Rajan Sharma Dairy Chemistry Division, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India Bimlesh Mann Dairy Chemistry Division, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India Vanita Pandey Quality and Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal, Haryana, India KamalGandhi NeelimaSharma DairyChemistryDivision NationalReferralCenterforMilkQualityandSafety NationalDairyResearchInstitute NationalDairyResearchInstitute Karnal,India Karnal,Haryana,India PriyaeBrathGautam RajanSharma DairyChemistryDivision DairyChemistryDivision NationalDairyResearchInstitute NationalDairyResearchInstitute Karnal,Haryana,India Karnal,Haryana,India BimleshMann VanitaPandey DairyChemistryDivision QualityandBasicSciences NationalDairyResearchInstitute IndianInstituteofWheatandBarleyResearch Karnal,Haryana,India Karnal,Haryana,India ISSN1949-2448 ISSN1949-2456 (electronic) SpringerProtocolsHandbooks ISBN978-1-0716-1939-1 ISBN978-1-0716-1940-7 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1940-7 ©TheEditor(s)(ifapplicable)andTheAuthor(s),underexclusivelicensetoSpringerScience+BusinessMedia,LLC,part ofSpringerNature2022 Thisworkissubjecttocopyright.AllrightsaresolelyandexclusivelylicensedbythePublisher,whetherthewholeorpart of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting,reproductionon microfilmsorinanyotherphysicalway,andtransmissionorinformation storageand retrieval,electronicadaptation, computersoftware,orbysimilar ordissimilar methodologynow knownorhereafter developed. 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Contents AbouttheAuthors ........................................................... xiii Abbreviations ............................................................... xv 1 BasicLaboratorySkills................................................... 1 1 LaboratorySafety....................................................... 1 2 Validation.............................................................. 2 3 BasicToolsandOperations.............................................. 4 3.1 ElectronicWeighingBalance.......................................... 4 3.2 pHStripsandpHMeter ............................................. 6 3.3 VolumetricLaboratoryEquipment.................................... 7 3.4 Titration ............................................................ 8 4 LaboratoryWasteManagement.......................................... 8 References ............................................................... 9 2 Chromatography........................................................ 11 1 ChromatographicParameters............................................ 11 2 TypesofChromatography............................................... 15 2.1 PaperChromatography............................................... 16 2.2 ThinLayerChromatography(TLC)................................... 16 2.3 ColumnChromatography............................................ 17 2.4 AdsorptionChromatography ......................................... 18 2.5 SizeExclusionChromatography(SEC)................................ 18 2.6 IonExchangeChromatography(IEC) ................................ 21 2.7 AffinityChromatography............................................. 22 2.8 GasChromatography ................................................ 34 2.9 High-PerformanceLiquidChromatography(HPLC) .................. 57 References ............................................................... 83 3 Centrifugation.......................................................... 85 1 Principle............................................................... 85 1.1 BuoyantForce....................................................... 87 1.2 FrictionalForce...................................................... 87 1.3 DerivationofStokes’Law............................................ 87 1.4 SedimentationCoefficients ........................................... 88 2 ClassificationofCentrifuges............................................. 88 2.1 DesktopClinicalCentrifuges ......................................... 88 2.2 High-SpeedCentrifuges.............................................. 89 2.3 Microcentrifuge...................................................... 90 2.4 VacuumCentrifuge/Concentrators ................................... 90 2.5 Ultracentrifuge ...................................................... 90 2.6 Instrumentationofanultracentrifuge:................................. 92 3 TypesofRotors........................................................ 93 3.1 FixedAngleRotors .................................................. 93 3.2 VerticalTubeRotors................................................. 93 v vi Contents 3.3 Swinging-BucketRotors.............................................. 94 4 PreparativeCentrifugation .............................................. 94 4.1 DifferentialGradientCentrifugation .................................. 95 4.2 DensityGradientCentrifugation...................................... 95 4.3 AnalyticalCentrifugation............................................. 98 5 ApplicationsofCentrifuge............................................... 100 6 MicellarCasein(MC)PreparationbyUltracentrifugation .................. 101 References ............................................................... 102 4 PolyacrylamideGelElectrophoresis ....................................... 103 1 Introduction:Principle,Components,andGelMedia...................... 103 2 SamplePreparationandBufferSystems................................... 105 3 TypesofGelElectrophoresisCommonlyUsedforMilkProteinSeparation... 106 3.1 NativePAGE........................................................ 106 3.2 UreaPAGE.......................................................... 108 3.3 SodiumDodecylSulfate–PolyacrylamideGelElectrophoresis (SDSPAGE) ........................................................ 108 3.4 TricinePAGE........................................................ 110 3.5 IsoelectricFocusing(IEF)............................................ 111 3.6 Two-DimensionalGelElectrophoresis(2D-GE)....................... 112 4 VisualizationandDetectiondetection..................................... 113 5 ChemistryofMilkProteinsUnderElectrophoresis ........................ 114 6 ApplicationsinDairyScience............................................ 115 7 Tricine-SDS-PAGEProtocol ............................................ 116 7.1 Reagents ............................................................ 116 7.2 GelPreparation...................................................... 117 7.3 SamplePreparation .................................................. 117 7.4 Electrophoresis ...................................................... 117 7.5 GelStaining......................................................... 118 References ............................................................... 120 5 WesternBlotting........................................................ 121 1 Introduction:PrincipleandComponents................................. 121 2 ComponentsofWesternBlotting........................................ 123 3 VisualizationandDetection ............................................. 125 3.1 VisualizationofProteinMarkers...................................... 125 3.2 VisualizationofProteinsintheSamples............................... 125 4 ApplicationsinDairyScience............................................ 129 References ............................................................... 129 6 MembraneProcesses .................................................... 131 1 BasicPrinciple.......................................................... 131 2 AdvantagesofMembraneSeparationProcess.............................. 133 3 DrawbacksofMembraneTechnology .................................... 133 4 PrincipalTypesofMembranes........................................... 134 4.1 IsotropicMembrane ................................................. 134 4.2 AnisotropicMembranes.............................................. 135 4.3 InorganicMembranes................................................ 136 Contents vii 4.4 GasSeparation/Permeation .......................................... 136 5 MembraneProcesses.................................................... 136 5.1 ReverseOsmosis..................................................... 137 5.2 Nanofiltration ....................................................... 138 5.3 Ultrafiltration........................................................ 138 5.4 Microfiltration....................................................... 138 5.5 Dialysis.............................................................. 139 5.6 GasPermeation...................................................... 139 5.7 Pervaporation........................................................ 140 5.8 Electrodialysis ....................................................... 141 5.9 LiquidMembranes................................................... 141 6 FractionationofMilkProteinsbyUltrafiltration........................... 143 6.1 Principle............................................................. 143 6.2 Materials ............................................................ 144 6.3 Procedure........................................................... 144 References ............................................................... 145 7 Potentiometry.......................................................... 147 1 Principle............................................................... 148 2 PotentiometricElectrodes............................................... 149 2.1 MetallicElectrodes................................................... 149 2.2 MembraneElectrodes................................................ 149 3 pHMeterandMeasurementofpH ...................................... 154 4 BufferSolutions........................................................ 157 4.1 pHofaBuffer....................................................... 157 5 MeasurementofpHofMilkandWheySample............................ 157 5.1 Principle............................................................. 157 5.2 MaterialsandReagents............................................... 157 5.3 GuidelinestobeFollowedWhileOperatingthepH/IonMeter......... 157 5.4 Standardization/CalibrationofpHMeter............................. 158 5.5 MeasuringpHoftheSample ......................................... 158 6 ApplicabilityofISEforMeasuringtheIonicCalciuminSkimMilk.......... 158 6.1 Principle............................................................. 158 6.2 PreparationofCalibrationCurve...................................... 159 6.3 MaterialsandReagent................................................ 159 6.4 Procedure........................................................... 159 References ............................................................... 160 8 Spectroscopy ........................................................... 161 1 Principle............................................................... 163 2 Beer’sLaw............................................................. 165 3 LimitationstoBeer’sLaw............................................... 165 3.1 FundamentalLimitations............................................ 166 3.2 ChemicalLimitations ............................................... 166 3.3 InstrumentalLimitations............................................ 166 4 FactorsInfluencingtheAbsorptionSpectraofChromophores.............. 166 5 EnergyLevelsinAtomsandMolecules................................... 167 6 ComponentsofUV-VisSpectrophotometer .............................. 168 6.1 SourcesofElectromagneticRadiation................................ 168 viii Contents 6.2 SampleHoldingCell................................................ 170 6.3 Detectors........................................................... 170 6.4 SignalProcessors ................................................... 171 7 Single-BeamvsDouble-BeamSpectrophotometer......................... 172 8 FluorescenceSpectroscopy .............................................. 173 9 DeterminationofAbsorptionSpectrumofBovineSerumAlbumin(BSA) ... 174 9.1 Principle ........................................................... 174 9.2 MaterialsandReagents.............................................. 174 9.3 Procedure[5] ...................................................... 174 10 VerificationofBeer’sLawUsingBovineSerumAlbumin(BSA) ........... 174 10.1 Principle.......................................................... 174 10.2 MaterialsandReagents............................................. 174 10.3 Procedure......................................................... 175 11 EffectofpHontheλ ,Absorbance(A)andAbsorbtivity max ofp-NitrophenolSolution[5].......................................... 175 11.1 Principle.......................................................... 175 11.2 MaterialsandReagents............................................. 175 11.3 Procedure......................................................... 175 11.4 ObservationsandCalculations...................................... 176 References ............................................................... 176 9 Infrared(IR)Spectroscopy............................................... 177 1 InfraredRegionoftheElectromagneticSpectrum......................... 177 2 MolecularVibrations ................................................... 179 2.1 InfraredActivity .................................................... 179 3 FactorsAffectingAbsorptionofFrequency ............................... 180 4 RegionsofIRSpectra................................................... 181 4.1 TheFingerprintRegion............................................. 181 4.2 FunctionalGroupRegion........................................... 181 5 ComparisonofSpectraofAlkanes,Alkene,andAlkyne..................... 182 6 DispersivevsFourierTransformInstruments.............................. 183 6.1 DispersiveInstruments.............................................. 183 6.2 FourierTransformInfraredSpectroscopy............................. 184 6.3 ComponentsofFTIRInstruments................................... 185 6.4 AdvantagesofFTIRinFoodAnalysis ................................ 186 6.5 AdvantagesofFTIRoverDispersiveIR .............................. 186 6.6 SamplePreparationandHandlingTechnique......................... 186 6.7 InterpretationoftheSpectra......................................... 188 7 ApplicationsofMid-IRSpectroscopy..................................... 189 7.1 QualitativeApplications............................................. 189 7.2 QuantitativeApplications............................................ 189 7.3 PlacementofIRAnalyzerinaDairyIndustry......................... 191 8 AttenuatedTotalReflectance-FourierTransformInfraredSpectroscopy (ATR-FTIR)........................................................... 192 8.1 BasicPrincipleofATRSpectroscopy ................................. 192 8.2 DesignsofATR..................................................... 194 8.3 ATRCrystalsMaterials.............................................. 194 8.4 AdvantagesofATRIRSpectroscopy................................. 195 8.5 ApplicationofATRIRSpectroscopy................................. 196 Contents ix 9 ApplicationofChemometricstoDevelopSpectroscopicMethod............ 196 9.1 SelectionofVariables................................................ 197 9.2 CalibrationofModel................................................ 197 9.3 ReviewofClassificationResults...................................... 197 9.4 ValidationoftheModel............................................. 197 9.5 SelectionofAlgorithm.............................................. 197 9.6 ValidationofCalibrated(Prediction)Model.......................... 197 References ............................................................... 198 10 MassSpectroscopy...................................................... 199 1 PrincipleofMassSpectroscopy .......................................... 200 2 StepsInvolvedinMassSpectroscopy..................................... 200 3 MethodsofIonization.................................................. 201 3.1 MatrixAssistedLaserDesorptionIonization(MALDI)................ 201 3.2 ElectrosprayIonization.............................................. 203 3.3 AtmosphericPressureChemicalIonization........................... 204 3.4 AtmosphericPressurePhotoionization............................... 205 4 MassAnalyzers......................................................... 206 4.1 TypesofMassAnalyzer ............................................. 207 5 AdvantagesofMS...................................................... 215 6 AcquisitionMethods.................................................... 215 References ............................................................... 217 11 AtomicAbsorptionSpectroscopyandFlamePhotometry.................... 219 1 Introduction........................................................... 219 2 BasicPrinciplesofAAS.................................................. 220 2.1 SampleAtomizationSteps........................................... 221 3 ProcessingofSamples................................................... 222 4 FlameAtomicAbsorptionSpectroscopy .................................. 224 4.1 RadiationSource ................................................... 226 4.2 Atomizers.......................................................... 226 4.3 Burner............................................................. 227 4.4 Monochromator.................................................... 227 4.5 Detector ........................................................... 227 4.6 ReadoutDevices.................................................... 227 4.7 AdvantagesofFlameAAS ........................................... 227 4.8 DisadvantagesofFlameAAS......................................... 228 5 GraphiteFurnace(Electrothermal)AtomicAbsorptionSpectroscopy (GFAAS) .............................................................. 228 5.1 AdvantagesofFurnaceAAS ......................................... 229 5.2 DisadvantagesofFurnaceAAS....................................... 229 5.3 GeneralPracticalConsiderationsofAAS ............................. 229 5.4 SamplePreparation ................................................. 229 5.5 Labwares........................................................... 229 5.6 Calibration......................................................... 230 5.7 StandardAdditionMethod.......................................... 230 6 InterferencesinAtomicAbsorptionSpectroscopy ......................... 230 6.1 SpectralInterference................................................ 230 6.2 AbsorptionofSourceRadiationbyBackground ...................... 230 6.3 NonspectralInterference............................................ 230