modify (as a native protein) especially by heat, acid, alkali, or ultraviolet radiation so that all of the original properties are removed or diminished
make (alcohol) unfit for drinking without impairing usefulness for other purposes modify (as a native protein) especially by heat, acid, alkali, or ultraviolet radiation so that all of the original properties are removed or diminished add nonfissionable material to (fissionable material) so as to make unsuitable for use in an atomic bomb
To induce structural alterations that disrupt the biological activity of a molecule Often refers to breaking hydrogen bonds between base pairs in double-stranded nucleic acid molecules to produce in single-stranded polynucleotides or altering the secondary and tertiary structure of a protein, destroying its activity
The process of adding a substance to ethyl alcohol to make it unfit for human consumption; the denaturing agent may be gasoline or other substances specified by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
a protein is said to be denatured if it unfolds or uncoils so that its function is abolished even though the primary string of amino acids remains intact