Urea is commonly used in laboratories. what will be the effect of adding a concentrated urea solution to a protein? a. denaturation of protein b. no effect c. change in the sequence of amino acids

Biology · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021

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Answer is B . 

Urea is commonly used in laboratories . The effect of adding a concentrated urea solution to a protein is denaturation of protein occur . Direct interactions between urea and the protein are considered the main denaturation driving force. In the second, urea-induced changes in the water structure are suggested as indirect interactions that drive unfolding. 

A protein becomes denatured when its normal shape gets deformed because some of the hydrogen bonds are broken. Weak hydrogen bonds break when too much heat is applied or when they are exposed to an acid . 

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