denatured protein
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de·na·tured pro·tein
a protein whose characteristics or properties have been altered in some way, as by heat, enzyme action, or chemicals, and in so doing has lost its biologic activity.
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de·na·tured pro·tein
(dē-nāchŭrd prōtēn)
One with characteristics or properties that have been altered in some way, as by heat, enzyme action, or chemicals, and in so doing has lost its biologic activity.
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denatured protein
A protein in which the amino acid composition and stereochemical structure (shape) have been altered by physical or chemical means. See: coagulated protein
See also: protein
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