denatured protein


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.

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.

denatured protein

A protein in which the amino acid composition and stereochemical structure (shape) have been altered by physical or chemical means. See: coagulated proteinSee also: protein