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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Development and validation of RP-HPLC method for the quantitative estimation of αs1-genetic variants in goat milk

Baldassare PortolanoSalvatore MastrangeloMaria MontalbanoLina TortoriciMaria Teresa Sardina

subject

ChromatographyGenotypeGoatsGenetic variantsCaseinsGenetic VariationGeneral MedicineRaw milkBiologyHigh-performance liquid chromatographyGirgentana goat breedAnalytical ChemistryGenetic variants as1-Casein HPLC Goat milkSettore AGR/17 - Zootecnica Generale E Miglioramento GeneticoMilkCaseinGenotypeAnimalsFood scienceAlleleChromatography High Pressure LiquidFood Science

description

A high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method was developed and validated for separation and quantification of the most common genetic variants of as1-casein in goat’s milk, to evaluate the effect of as1-casein polymorphisms on casein content. Chromatography was carried out by binary gradient technique on a reversed-phase C8 Zorbax column and the detection was made at a wavelength of 214 nm. The procedure was developed using individual raw milk samples of Girgentana goats. For calibration experiments, pure genetic variants were extracted from individual milk samples of animals with known genotypes, considering that commercial standards for goat genetic variants were not available. The data obtained for Girgentana goat breed showed that A, B, F variants were alleles associated with a content of as1-casein in milk of 3.2 ± 0.4, 5.4 ± 0.5 and 0.7 ± 0.1 g/L, respectively, whereas N variant was a ‘null’ allele associated with the absence of as1-casein in milk.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.01.091