By orthogonal test,the optimum conditions for soybean isoflavone glycoside to be hydrolyzed into isoflavone aglycon were found.The optimum reaction conditions of acid hydrolysis of soybean isoflavone glycoside were as follows:concentration of HCl 3 mol/L,temperature 80 ℃,time 180 min.Under the optimum conditions,the hydrolysis rate by HCl reached 81.31%.The optimum reaction conditions of enzymatic hydrolysis of soybean isoflavone glycoside were as follows:pH 6.0,temperature 38 ℃,time 90 min,enzyme dosage 0.9 mg(based on 50 mg soybean isoflavone glycoside).Under the optimum conditions,the hydrolysis rate by enzyme reached 82.54%.The effect of enzymatic hydrolysis was better than that of acid hydrolysis.