Limited proteolysis was found to occur during papain proteolysis of the oat 11S globulin. The initial limited proteolysis
is extremely quick and consists of an N-terminal and C-terminal truncation of α-chains and C-terminal truncation of
β-chains. Further on, the α-chain remnants are cleaved into similarly sized N-terminal and C-terminal fragments. Similar
pattern of the globulin limited proteolysis was observed during germination of the oat seeds. Functional role of limited
proteolysis in degradation of seed 11S globulins is discussed
