denaturationn.
/diːˌneɪtjʊəˈreɪʃən//diːˌneɪtʃəˈreɪʃən/ The action of denaturing; spec. in Biochemistry (see quot. 1965 and denature v. 2b).
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1882 Athenæum 25 Mar. 385/1 A paper ‘On the Denaturation of Alcohol by the Action of Wood-Spirit’.
1911 Jrnl. Physiol. 43 25 Complete ‘heat coagulation’ of proteins..consists of two processes: (1) the union of the protein and hot water (‘denaturation’), (2) subsequent agglutination and separation of the product.
1946 Nature 13 July 58/1 It has not been found possible to obtain more than an insignificant amount of the protein of apple-fruits in a soluble form except by treatments so drastic as to lead, inevitably, to some degradation as well as denaturation of the protein.
1956 Nature 10 Mar. 447/2 Recent studies on the reversible denaturation of proteins.
1965 M. Joly Physico-chem. Approach to Denaturation of Proteins 3 Denaturation is any modification of the secondary, tertiary or quaternary structure of the protein molecule, excluding any breaking of covalent bond.
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