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It breaks the hydrogen bonds and hydrophobic interactions between different parts of the protein molecule. Proteins are composed of amino acid subunits linked together by peptide bonds—this is called a polypeptide and is also known as the primary structure of a protein. The primary structure interacts with itself (also known as folding) forming hydrogen bonds and hydrophobic interactions with different parts of the same molecule. Heat disrupts the hydrogen bonds and hydrophobic interactions leaving the protein to unfold when it is heated. Since heat is not strong enough to break the peptide bonds between the amino acid subunits, the primary structure remains intact. Once the protein is cooled again, the hydrogen bonds and hydrophobic interactions can reform since they are based on the makeup of the primary structure and it hasn't changed. :) Hope this helps.
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What is protein denatured by?
A denatured protein has had its structure dismantled or altered, rendering it disfunctional or nonfunctional, and therefore useless.
A protein can become denatured when?
A protein can become denatured when exposed to high temperatures, extreme pH levels, or harsh chemicals. This process disrupts the protein's shape and alters its function, which can lead to loss of biological activity.
Which level of protein structure is unaffected when a protein is denatured?
The primary structure
Dose a denatured protein works faster?
No
When a protein loses its normal configuration?
Denatured
What Would probably not be affected when a protein is denatured?
The primary structure of the protein, which refers to the sequence of amino acids, would likely not be affected when a protein is denatured. Denaturation usually disrupts the secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structures of a protein.
If a proteins shape is changed it has been?
If a proteins shape is changed it has likely been denatured. This is often a breakdown and rearrangement of the protein.
What does it mean when the enzyme becomes denatured?
An enzyme is a folded protein. When this folded protein becomes denatured, it essentially stops working. It can not function due to high temperatures or wrong pH.
Do denatured proteins have their shape changed?
Denatured proteins do not have any particular shape. A denatured protein is one that has broken amino acid interactions in the secondary and tertiary structures.
Is a denatured protein able to function?
The function of each protein is a consequence of its specific shape, which is lost when a protein denatures.
Is it good or bad when a protein is denatured?
No. Depending on what the protein is, the consequences could be good or bad for some particular individual. If you were about to be injected with snake venom and the venom proteins got denatured, that would be a very good thing for you. If the protein that's being denatured is your own hemoglobin, that's a very bad thing for you.
What does a globular protein become when its hydrogen bonds are broken?
Denatured
