ქიმიის ტერმინთა განმარტებითი ლექსიკონი

Partial or total alteration of the structure of a protein without change in covalent structure by the action of certain physical procedures (heating, agitation) or chemical agents (alcohols, tensides, foaming agents).

Note 1: Denaturation is the result of the disruption of tertiary bonding, which causes the opening of the folded structure of a protein and the loss of characteristic physiologic, enzymatic, or physicochemical properties.