Can I use sodium solfite instead of sodium metabisolfite in preparation DNS reagent?

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hi every body

can i use sodium solfite instead of sodium metabisolfite in preparation DNS reagent? if yes; usually how much it is needed? less or more than sodium matabisolfite or equal?

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