A new method for the separation of major milk proteins has been investigated by capillaryelectrophoresis. The method is based on the micellar electrokinetic chromatography principle, whichis a combination of classical capillary zone electrophoresis and hydrophobic interaction chromatography, resulting in the use of surfactant included in the electrophoretic media. These proteins areseparated successfully after complete denaturation with sodium dodecyl sulfate and
DL-dithiothreitol.The separation of
s-,
-, and
-caseins is discriminating but needs improvement with
s1- and
s2-caseins. Separation of major whey proteins,
-lactalbumin and
-lactoglobulin, is also perfectlyachieved, and migration times are different from those of the caseins. This capillary electrophoresistechnique, combined with the appropriate protocol for sample preparation, gives a separation ofeach protein in
90 s.Keywords: Capillary electrophoresis; critical micellar concentration; denaturation; milk proteins;purification efficiency