A laboratory technician heats an egg white solution, causing it to coagulate and become insoluble. Which process describes this irreversible structural change?
Q1. A laboratory technician heats an egg white solution, causing it to coagulate and become insoluble. Which process describes this irreversible structural change?
Answer: Denaturation
Explanation: Proteins denature when heat disrupts hydrogen bonds and hydrophobic interactions. Renaturation is tempting but rarely occurs for highly complex structures.