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What is the denaturation of a protein?
Denaturation is the degradation of proteins, a change of the molecular structure.
The disruption of a protein's three-dimensional shape is called?
Denaturation
The application of heat or acid to a protein that causes its shape to change is known as?
denaturation.
What is the difference between denaturation and dissociation?
denaturation is when a protein's environment is changed and the a protein changes its shape or sometimes even unfolds. they become inactive. dissociation refers to a large or complex protein made up of several different subunits in which the protein breaks apart and back into its separate subunits.
What is the process called for unfolding a protein?
The process of a protein unfolding is called denaturation. During denaturation normal alpha-helix and beta sheets are disrupted causing the protein to uncoil and become misshaped
What will be the effect of adding a concentrated urea solution to a protein?
denaturation of protein
Where does the protein denaturation reacts in the digestive system?
no
What is it called when protein unfolds?
The process of a protein unfolding is called denaturation. During denaturation normal alpha-helix and beta sheets are disrupted causing the protein to uncoil and become misshaped
What is the reaction that breaks down proteins?
protein denaturation
A drastic conformational change in protein in response to conditions such as extreme heat pH will lead to loss of a protein function this drastic change in shape is called?
denaturation
What is the biological effect of denaturation of proteins?
denaturation causes loss in biological activity of the protein. It does not change the primary structure of the protein but results from rearrangement of secondary and tertiary structures
Chemical denaturation of protein?
Denaturation of proteins involves the disruption and possible destruction of both the secondary and tertiary structures. Since denaturation reactions are not strong enough to break the peptide bonds, the primary structure (sequence of amino acids) remains the same after a denaturation process. Denaturation disrupts the normal alpha-helix and beta sheets in a protein and uncoils it into a random shape.Denaturation occurs because the bonding interactions responsible for the secondary structure (hydrogen bonds to amides) and tertiary structure are disrupted. In tertiary structure there are four types of bonding interactions between "side chains" including: hydrogen bonding, salt bridges, disulfide bonds, and non-polar hydrophobic interactions. which may be disrupted. Therefore, a variety of reagents and conditions can cause denaturation. The most common observation in the denaturation process is the precipitation or coagulation of the protein.
