To efficiently select proteases appropriate for improving the protein solubility of soy 7S globulin under acidic conditions, 7S was proteolyzed in silico using the software PeptideCutter, and then the isoelectric points (pI) of produced peptides were predicted using the on-line software Compute pI/Mw. Peptides with pI>pH 6.0 or pI<pH 3.0 were selected to construct peptide library, whereby the appropriate proteases were screened and were verified through in vitro experiments. Results showed that proteases that could produce 20 or more target peptides from in silico analysis were protease K, pepsin, thermolysin, chymotrypsin, and trypsin in sequence. Results of in vitro experiments verified that these five proteases could improve the protein solubility (PS) of 7S at pH 3.0-4.5 to varying degrees, with protease K performing the best. The PS of 7S hydrolysates modified by protease K was approximately 81% at pH 3.0-5.0. Analysis of electrophoresis and Zeta potential of 7S hydrolysates demonstrated that the α′, α and β subunits of 7S underwent total degradation after proteolysis using the five advantageous proteases, and the resultant 7S hydrolysates mainly consisted of peptides with molecular weights<3 000 Da, and showed a shift in pI to acidic conditions. These findings were consistent with those of in silico analysis. However, due to the complexity of proteolysis of 7S, the in silico analysis was insufficiently accurate when the quantities of target peptides produced by different proteases were not much different. Stability analyzer results showed that 7S hydrolysate modified by protease K was more stable against flocculation and precipitation than the control 7S in orange juice. This study demonstrated that based on in silico analysis, the screening efficiency of appropriate proteases for enzymatic modifications of 7S could be increased markedly, and the resultant 7S hydrolysates showed good protein solubility under acidic conditions and have a potential application prospect in acidic beverages.
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