PMID- 35689606 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20221031 LR - 20221102 IS - 1944-7922 (Electronic) IS - 1060-3271 (Print) IS - 1060-3271 (Linking) VI - 105 IP - 6 DP - 2022 Oct 26 TI - Lactose Concentration in Low-Lactose and Lactose-Free Milk, Milk Products, and Products Containing Dairy Ingredients by High Sensitivity Enzymatic Method (K-LOLAC), Collaborative Study: Final Action 2020.08. PG - 1617-1624 LID - 10.1093/jaoacint/qsac070 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: The AOAC Stakeholder Panel on Strategic Food Analytical Methods issued a call for methods in 2018 for the measurement of lactose in low-lactose and lactose-free products under Standard Method Performance Requirement (SMPR(R)) 2018.009. Megazyme's Lactose Assay Kit (K-LOLAC) was reviewed and accepted as a First Action Official MethodSM in 2020 (2020.08). OBJECTIVE: A collaborative study was conducted to evaluate the to evaluate the reproducibility of AOAC Official MethodSM2020.08 for the measurement of lactose concentration in low-lactose and lactose-free milk, milk products, and products containing dairy ingredients. METHOD: Samples are deproteinated and clarified by treatment with Carrez reagents, and then free glucose is removed using a glucose oxidase and catalase treatment system. Quantification of lactose is based on the hydrolytic activity of beta-galactosidase, which hydrolyses lactose to glucose and galactose. Any remaining free D-glucose is first measured using a hexokinase (HK)/glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6PDH)/6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6-PGDH) based assay procedure, and then beta-galactosidase is added to hydrolyze the lactose in the same reaction vessel with concurrent measurement of the released D-glucose. The samples analyzed included a number of lactose-free and low-lactose milk samples, lactose-free infant formula, lactose-free milkshake, lactose-free adult nutritional drink, lactose-free cream, and lactose-free cheese. RESULTS: All materials had repeatability relative standard deviations (RSDr) <7%. The reproducibility relative standard deviation (RSDR) varied from 3.8 to 14.9% with seven of the 10 test samples having an RSDR of <10%. CONCLUSIONS: The Lactose Assay Kit (K-LOLAC) meets the requirements for reproducibility set out under SMPR 2018.009. HIGHLIGHTS: The Lactose Assay (K-LOLAC) is a robust, simple, and reproducible method for analysis of lactose in foodstuffs and beverages. CI - (c) The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of AOAC INTERNATIONAL. FAU - Ivory, Ruth AU - Ivory R AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2281-2045 AD - Megazyme, Bray Business Park, Southern Cross Rd, Bray A98 YV29, Ireland. FAU - Mangan, David AU - Mangan D AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8884-478X AD - Megazyme, Bray Business Park, Southern Cross Rd, Bray A98 YV29, Ireland. FAU - McCleary, Barry V AU - McCleary BV AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7103-5759 AD - Megazyme, Bray Business Park, Southern Cross Rd, Bray A98 YV29, Ireland. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - J AOAC Int JT - Journal of AOAC International JID - 9215446 RN - EC 3.2.1.23 (beta-Galactosidase) RN - EC 1.11.1.6 (Catalase) RN - X2RN3Q8DNE (Galactose) RN - IY9XDZ35W2 (Glucose) RN - EC 1.1.3.4 (Glucose Oxidase) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (Hexokinase) RN - J2B2A4N98G (Lactose) RN - 0 (Phosphates) RN - EC 1.1.1.43 (Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Animals MH - Humans MH - Infant MH - beta-Galactosidase MH - Catalase MH - *Dairy Products/analysis MH - Galactose MH - Glucose MH - Glucose Oxidase MH - Hexokinase MH - *Lactose/analysis MH - *Milk/chemistry MH - Phosphates MH - Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase MH - Reproducibility of Results MH - *Food, Formulated/analysis PMC - PMC9605773 EDAT- 2022/06/12 06:00 MHDA- 2022/10/29 06:00 PMCR- 2022/06/11 CRDT- 2022/06/11 09:03 PHST- 2022/01/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/05/17 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/05/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/06/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/10/29 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/06/11 09:03 [entrez] PHST- 2022/06/11 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 6605849 [pii] AID - qsac070 [pii] AID - 10.1093/jaoacint/qsac070 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J AOAC Int. 2022 Oct 26;105(6):1617-1624. doi: 10.1093/jaoacint/qsac070.