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Biomolecules

Question
CBSEENCH12010577

Define the following with an example:

Denatured protein

Solution

When a protein in its native form, is subjected to physical change like a change in temperature or chemical change like a change in pH, the hydrogen bonds are disturbed. Due to this, globules unfold and helix gets uncoiled and protein loses its biological activity. This is called denaturation of the protein.