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Denaturation vs Renaturation - What's the difference?

denaturation | renaturation |

As nouns the difference between denaturation and renaturation

is that denaturation is denaturing, denaturation while renaturation is (biochemistry) the reconstruction of the original form of a protein or nucleic acid following denaturation.

denaturation

English

(wikipedia denaturation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The deliberate addition of a noxious substance to alcohol to make it unfit to drink
  • (biochemistry) The change of folding structure of a protein (and thus of physical properties) caused by heating, changes in pH, or exposure to certain chemicals.

    • renaturation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) The reconstruction of the original form of a protein or nucleic acid following denaturation

    • Related terms

    *renature