What does it mean to denature an enzyme?

Answer 1

The dependence of protein function on a protein's specific shape becomes clear when proteins are altered.

Denaturation is the process by which proteins lose their structure and function because of an outside factor, such as a change in temperature or pH.

Answer 2

Enzymes are made of simple proteins - all proteins are denature by heat/chemicals.

As enzymes are made up of protein and to know their chemical and physical properties and to know their structure (secondary tertiary or quarternary) they have to be denatured.

Answer 3

A protein (most enzymes are proteins) is denatured when they change their shape for some reason and therefore loose their function, which is dependant on a protein's shape.

Things such as an infavorable temperature or interactions with an altered environment (pH for instance) or other molecules can cause proteins to become denatured, by changing its conformation.

Specifically, a denatured enzyme wouldn't be able to catalyse as efficiently or at all.

Answer 4

To denature an enzyme means to break bonds and linkages in an enzyme. This may include the breaking of pigment of the red blood cells that carry oxygen.

Answer 5

In DNA, denaturation means that the strands have been separated. When the strands of DNA have been heated, they will become separated into individual strands.