This document discusses several methods for estimating total and direct bilirubin levels in serum, including the Malloy and Evelyn method, Jendrassic and Groft method, and DMSO method. Bilirubin is a breakdown product of heme that exists in the blood in conjugated and unconjugated forms. The methods are based on the reaction of bilirubin with diazotized sulfanilic acid to form a colored azobilirubin compound that can be measured spectrophotometrically. They differ in their use of reagents like methanol, caffeine, and dimethyl sulfoxide to solubilize and allow reaction of the unconjugated bilirubin fraction. Reference values for total