1429Cucurbitin, a physicochemically typical oilseed storage prc~ tein from pumpkin and other cucurbits, was treated with 20% H202 for periods up to 36 h to determine the length of exposure needed to render it water-soluble. Maximum solubility was reached in 8 h from virtual insolubility and started decreasing after about 12 h. These results not only indicate that H202 was effective in rendering oilseed protein wate~soluble and can be used to prepare several ratios z of soluble-t~insoluble protein products, but also show the "' lengths of exposure needed to obtain the required solubilities, a_ KEY WORDS: Cucurbitaceae, cucurbitin, globulin, hydrogen peroxide, oilseed, protein, protein solubility.