denatures
Ruins protein shape
Denatures is the verb denature in third-person singular form.
To denature something is to alter its natural qualities or properties.
In biochemistry, proteins and DNA denature when heat or chemicals disrupt their structure: High temperatures denature the enzymes.
Alcohol is denatured by adding substances that make it unfit for drinking but still useful industrially.
More broadly, to denature is to strip something of its essential character.
Amino acid polymers
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
- coagulationLiquid solidifying into mass
- unfoldingGradually becoming apparent
- misfoldingImproper protein conformation
peptides · albumin · collagen · keratin · hemoglobin · chaperones · aggregation · precipitation
Becomes progressively worse
- destabilizesUndermines steadiness or equilibrium
- inactivatesMakes something stop functioning
- unfoldsSpreads from closed state
- disruptsInterferes with normal operation
impairs · damages · corrupts · destroys · compromises · weakens · alters · distorts
Reproductive cells in shells
- cevicheCitrus-cured raw seafood dish
- meringueBaked whipped whites
- custardCooked egg-milk mixture
- cookingPreparing food with heat
poaching · frying · whipping · marinating · pickling · gluten
Transferred thermal energy
- acidLow-pH chemical compound
- alcoholIntoxicating hydroxyl compound
- pHMeasure of solution acidity
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
solvent · detergent · radiation · pressure · oxidation · reduction · ethanol · formaldehyde
Those who switched faiths
- changesAlterations or transitions
- modifiesChanges partially
- altersMakes something different
- transformsChanges form completely
proteins
Amino acid polymers
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
- coagulationLiquid solidifying into mass
- unfoldingGradually becoming apparent
misfolding · peptides · albumin · collagen · keratin · hemoglobin · chaperones · aggregation · precipitation · curdling
deteriorates
Becomes progressively worse
- destabilizesUndermines steadiness or equilibrium
- inactivatesMakes something stop functioning
- unfoldsSpreads from closed state
disrupts · impairs · damages · corrupts · destroys · compromises · weakens · alters · distorts · deforms
eggs
Reproductive cells in shells
cooking · poaching · frying · whipping · marinating · pickling · gluten
heat
Transferred thermal energy
temperature · solvent · detergent · radiation · pressure · oxidation · reduction · ethanol · formaldehyde · freezing
converts
Those who switched faiths
transforms · restructures · reconfigures · shifts · transitions
denaturespreserves
Cooked fruit in sugar
refolds · stabilizes · maintains · protects · conserves
denaturesactivates
Causes to function
reactivates · preserves · enables · maintains · potentiates
- denatured alcoholEthanol rendered unfit for consumption
denature, denatured, denaturation, denaturing, denaturalize, denaturalized, denaturalization