Soybean isogenic lines having different glycinin subunit compositionsare now being bred. Tocompare the characteristics of the genetically improved soybeanproteins, total protein and purifiedglycinin proteins were investigated in this study. The absence ofsubunit(s) resulted in markedchanges in the proportion of glycinin to
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-conglycinin. When thepH of the total protein and glycininsolution was changed and NaCl was added to the solution, glycininconsisting of only group I subunitsand
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-conglycinin are highly soluble compared to theA
5A
4B
3 orA
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4 subunit at a NaClconcentrationlower than 0.05 M at pH 5.5. Ultracentrifuge analysis showed thatthe glycinin containing allsubunits was able to assemble to form the 11S structure. Thatconsisting of group I subunits formeda uniform 7S structure. Decreasing glycinin/
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-conglycinin ratiosand structural changes caused bya lack of glycinin subunit(s) are thus expected to influence thefood-processing properties of soybeans.Keywords: Soybean; glycinin; mutant; subunit composition