“…The sequence of the a and b subunits and the high-resolution X-ray structure of phaseolin have been reported (Lawrence, Izard, Beuchat, Blagrove, & Colman, 1994). In contrast to other 7S proteins, phaseolin is highly resistant to proteolytic attack, which is probably explained by several properties of the phaseolin molecule: a compact and rigid structure, a secondary structure rich in b-sheet domains, a high degree of glycosylation and high hydrophobicity (Montoya et al, 2010). Also, it seems that splitting of the EF loop, which protrudes on the surface of the subunit and limits access to the protein by proteinases, is essential for further hydrolysis of 7S proteins (Jivotovskaya, Senyuk, Rotari, Horstmann, & Vaintraub, 1996;Lawrence et al, 1994).…”