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denaturation

denaturation

1 7.8
Proteins and DNA lose their normal shape and stop working when heated or treated with chemicals
  • noun
  • /ˌdiːneɪˈtʃʊrˌeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : desnaturalización
  • Crotalus acrolein causes radical formation and protein denaturation.
  • cycles of denaturation
  • initial denaturation
  • denaturation at 95°

Examples

  • The process of denaturation occurs when a protein loses its shape due to changes in temperature or pH levels.

  • So we can measure the denaturation or the thermal melt temperature.

  • Because of denaturation, you have optimal temperatures for enzymes.

  • And So what we're going to look is at degradation and denaturation assays using this substrate.

  • We decided against using a simple time integral of temperature itself because such an expression neglects the important effect of temperature on the rate of protein denaturation and thus of changes in meat texture and color.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The requirement of "priming" for DNA replication and heat denaturation and renaturation of DNA is central to PCR.

    Blog text (18)

  • During cooking, the heat caused the denaturation of the egg proteins, transforming them from a liquid to a solid state.

  • In molecular biology, denaturation is often performed to separate DNA strands before replication.

How Denatured

denaturation
  • Specialized
1 7.8
native
  • Specialized
22 7.5

Surface Forms

denaturation singular
denaturations plural

Morphology

denaturation = denature (semi-transparent) = de + nature + ation

The transformation from 'denature' to 'denaturation' is a standard noun formation, but the specific scientific meaning may not be immediately obvious.

Etymology

Denaturation comes from the parts de- ('remove' or 'change') and nature ('natural form'). So in biology, denaturation means a protein or DNA loses its natural shape and stops doing its job.