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First of all, a protein consists of chains of amino acids and a single amino acid is coded by one codon of DNA. Mutations are able to insert, delete, replace and shift codons, which can result in amino acids being changed, removed or added, which would affect the protein that the amino acids are building.
For example;
Here is a strand of DNA in which the three codons in the middle codes for the amino acids.
....TGG ATT ATG GAG TTC....-----> Isoleucine, Methionine, Glutamic acid
Say that the strand of DNA has it's reading frame mutated (shifted).
....GGA TTA TGG AGT TC....-----> Leucine, Tryptophan, Serine
Notice how completely different amino acids arose from the mutation. Such a change may effect the protein's characteristics, as well as the phenotype of the organism.
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∙ 13y agoA denatured protein is a protein that has been destroyed, either through heating or through high acidity/alkalinity. The denatured protein will have the internal bonds between the molecules irreversibly broken. This is not to be confused with a change in protein abilities due to reversible processes, such as cooling. A denatured protein inside the cell will usually be broken down as it is no longer useful.
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∙ 13y agoA protein has a specific job to do in the body and is composed of specific amino acids. When a protein is mutated it has a different make up and will do something different in the body than a regular protein
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∙ 13y agoA denatured protein protein has no secondary or tertiary structure
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Write the normal value of plasma protein?
Plasma proteins are proteins that are present in blood plasma. The normal laboratory value of plasma total protein is around 7 g/dL.
How does an enzyme become denatured?
An enzyme becomes denatured when: A) the temperature exceeds the optimum temperature for that enzyme (ie the temperature that it works best at) B) the pH of the surrounding of the enzyme is too low or too high for the optimum pH for that enzyme. When enzymes are heated up too much they vibrate so vigorously that the bonds holding the protein structure in its specific shape becomes broken. The enzyme shape changes and the substrate no longer fits in to the active site. An enzyme which has become denatured is permanently inactive and will take no further part in reactions.
Why do eggs change in different liquids?
because there are many tiny holes in the egg's shell, and once the liquid is absorbed into the inside of the egg, the different chemicals inside the egg and it's shell react to it.
What are the effects of denatured alcohol to human?
Denatured alcohol or methylated alcohol is toxic if ingested by humans. It has a debilitating effect on the nervous system and can cause death quite rapidly.
If Denatured alcohol mixes with msm what reaction will you get?
A hostile one.....*chop*
When a protein loses its normal configuration?
Denatured
What is a change in the normal confirmation of a protein that often results in loss of protein function called?
That protein is called denatured.
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 a number of things happen. Some of them are the loss of solubility by the protein as well as cooking proteins will cause them to be denatured among others.
A denatured protein may re-form to its funtional shape when returned to its normal enviorntment What does that indicate about a protein's confirmation?
a denature protein may re-form to its functional shape when returned to its normal environment. what does that indicate about a protein's conformation? Proteins fold in natural environment (water) in a way that they are stable, but a non-polar solvent provides a very different environment, so the protein has to unfold and adopt a very different shape.
If protein is denatured by heat does it continue to denature after heat is removed?
Once it breaks down, it rarely is renatured if the temperature returns to normal. However, some proteins are capable of renaturing, although most will stay denatured.
Which level of protein structure is unaffected when a protein is denatured?
The primary structure
Dose a denatured protein works faster?
No
What is a non working protein called?
denatured
What bonds are disrupted when a protein is denatured?
Peptide bonds that are between proteins are broken when proteins are denatured.
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.
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.
