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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
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Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > chemistry > physical chemistry > chemical structure > protein structure > protein conformation > protein folding > protein unfolding > protein denaturation
Preferred Term:

protein denaturation

Definition:
Disruption of the non-covalent bonds and/or disulfide bonds responsible for maintaining the three-dimensional shape and activity of the native protein.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
protein unfolding
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • enzyme denaturation
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/270538
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RDF/XMLCreated 2016-01-19, last modified 2018-08-17