WHAT COULD HAPPEN IN THE BODY IF PROTEINS OR ENZYMES LOST THEIR CONFORMATIONS OR WERE DENATURED?
Biology · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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A denatured enzyme refers to an enzyme that has lost its normal three-dimensional, or tertiary, structure. Once an enzyme loses this structure and is denatured, it is no longer able to function. Therefore, any catalytic advantage is lost, and the biological reaction no longer proceeds at an increased rate.Denaturation is a process in which proteins lose their shape and, therefore, their function because of changes in pH or temperature