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Definition of Denaturation
1. Noun. The deliberate addition of a noxious substance to alcohol to make it unfit to drink ¹
2. Noun. (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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Denaturation
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Denaturation
1. Reversible or irreversible loss of function in proteins and nucleic acids resulting from loss of higher order secondary, tertiary or quaternary structure) produced by nonphysiological conditions of pH, temperature, salt or organic solvents. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Denaturation
Literary usage of Denaturation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Physical Chemistry of the Proteins by Thorburn Brailsford Robertson (1918)
"In acid solutions the process of agglutination or aggregation takes place at a
rate very greatly in excess of denaturation and therefore the rate of ..."
2. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"(Interpretation of thermograms of protein denaturation in ... Data are presented
concerning the effect of heating rate on the denaturation parameters of ..."
3. Federal Criminal Law and Procedure by Elijah Nathaniel Zoline (1921)
"premises of any industrial alcohol plant, or elsewhere, and shall be used
exclusively for the denaturation of alcohol by the admixture of such denaturing ..."
4. Compiled Statutes of the United States, 1913: Embracing the Statutes of the by John Allan Mallory, United States (1914)
"Transfer of alcohol for denaturation from distilleries to denaturing bonded ...
Alcohol of the required proof may be drawn off, for denaturation only, ..."
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