A novel ratiometric Raman spectroscopic (RMRS) method has been developed for quantitative determination of protein carbonyl levels. Oxidized bovine serum albumin (BSA) and oxidized lysozyme were used as model proteins to demonstrate this method. The technique involves conjugation of protein carbonyls with dinitrophenyl hydrazine (DNPH), followed by drop coating deposition Raman spectral acquisition (DCDR). The RMRS method is easy to implement as it requires only one conjugation reaction, a single spectral acquisition, and does not require sample calibration. Characteristic peaks from both protein and DNPH moieties are obtained in a single spectral acquisition, allowing the protein carbonyl level to be calculated from the peak intensity ratio. Detection sensitivity for the RMRS method is ~0.33 pmol carbonyl/measurement. Fluorescence and/ or immunoassay based techniques only detect a signal from the labeling molecule and thus yield no structural or quantitative information for the modified protein while the RMRS technique provides for protein identification and protein carbonyl quantification in a single experiment.