두유박 단백질을 시료로 하여 pepsin을 사용한 가수분해와 plastein 합성의 최적조건을 조사하였다. 가수분해의 최적 기질농도는 3%이었으며, 기질에 대한 최적의 효소 농도는 2%이었고, 최적 pH, 반응온도 및 반응시간은 각각 pH 1.7, $45^{circ}C$ 및 24시간이었다. Plastein 합성 조건으로 기질농도 40%, pH 4.0, 반응온도 $45^{circ}C$, 반응시간 18시간, (효소/기질) 농도 1%를 설정하였다. 생성된 plastein은 반응시간 및 기질농도 별로 전기영동으로 확인하였다.
Pepsin-catalyzed hydrolysis and plastein reaction were carried out to prepare plastein product from soymilk residue protein. Conditions required for optimal hydrolysis of soymilk residue protein and subsequent plastein production were investigated. The optimum substrate concentration, enzyme-substrate ratio, pH, reaction temperature and incubation time for hydrolysis were 3%, 1/50, 1.7, $45^{circ}C$ and 24 hours, respectively. Plastein formation from peptic hydrolysate of soymilk residue protein was most effective at substrate concentratin of 40%, pH 4 and $45^{circ}C$. Reaction time of 18 hours and enzyme-substrate ratio of 1/100 were selected for plastein production. Electrophoresis of the products revealed that protein-like substances of high molecular weight were produced from the plastein reaction.
