With Zanthoxylum bungeanum seed protein extraction rate as the evaluation index,single factor test and response surface test are used to investigate the effects of solid-liquid ratio,pH value,extraction temperature and extraction time on Zanthoxylum bungeanum seed protein extraction rate.The composition of Zanthoxylum bungeanum seed protein is explored by SDS-PAGE gel electrophoresis and amino acid analysis.The results show that the optimal extraction process conditions are solid-liquid ratio of 1∶35(g/mL),pH value of 9.0,extraction temperature of 45 ℃ and extraction time of 3.5 h.The extraction rate of Zanthoxylum bungeanum seed protein under these conditions could reach 46.54%.Zanthoxylum bungeanum seed protein consists of six major subunits,namely 54,31,25,18,10,9 kDa,among which,the content of 31 kDa protein is the most abundant.Zanthoxylum bungeanum seed protein has a complete variety of amino acids,among which,the content of Glu is the hightest of 16.37 g/100 g.In addition,the content of essential amino acids,hydrophobic amino acids and acidic amino acids in Zanthoxylum bungeanum seed protein is higher,which is 36.88,34.75,24.65 g/100 g respectively.In conclusion,Zanthoxylum bungeanum seed protein is a kind of high-quality protein resource with high nutritional value and it may have antioxidant function.