The alternation of the conformation of a protein form that formed in its natural state with consequent loss of its biochemical property such as enzyme activity is known as its

Options

A. renaturation
B. deamination
C. decomposition
D. denaturation

Answer

D

Explanation

Irreversible precipitation of proteins called denaturation, is casued by heat, strong acid of bases of various other agents, Coagulation of egg white by heat, for example, is denaturation of the protein egg albumin. The extreme ease with which many proteins are denatured made their study difficult.
Denaturation causes a fundamental change in a protein, in particular destroying any physiological activity. The reverse of denaturation is called renaturation