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Protein Denaturation

Heat, extreme pH, or chaotropes disrupt the noncovalent interactions holding a protein's folded structure, abolishing function. Acid-driven unfolding is a step toward gluten weakening and toward exposing bonds for proteolytic attack.

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Protein Denaturation and Coagulation in Food Science

Protein denaturation is the disruption of a protein's folded structure by extreme conditions (heat, changes in pH, or mechanical force), which increases molecular motion or otherwise breaks the intra…