Abstract:In this study, a simple and rapid method to measure α-lactalbumin and β-lactoglobulin contents was established by gel chromatography. Through a series of experiments, the optimum gel chromatography conditions were determined, where PBS was used as mobile phase, the column temperature was 35 ℃, the detector was a refractive index detector, flow rate was 1 m L/min, and the injection volume was 20μL. Under this condition, the α-lactalbumin and β-lactoglobulin in the cow’s milk whey were effectively separated and purified, the recovery rate was higher than 90%. In addition, both of them were with good reproducibility and stability. It provides a new method to quickly separate and quantitatively detect α-lactalbumin and β-lactoglobulin from dairy products, therefore meet requirements of the scientific research and production.