denature
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This property depends heavily on both the amount of protein in the beer and how these proteins denature.
From Science Daily
It is thought that acids in the stomach denature the virus, said Michael Imperiale, a microbiologist and immunologist at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
From Los Angeles Times
However, when further testing was conducted — virus isolation — they were able to show it was inactivated virus that had been denatured by heat.
From Los Angeles Times
Now that most of the paint is gone, spray the chair with denatured alcohol and scrub with more steel wool to clean off any residue.
From Seattle Times
To manufacture the sponge, Mohammad Peydayesh, a senior scientist in Mezzenga's Group, and his colleagues denatured whey proteins under acidic conditions and high temperatures, so that they aggregated into protein nanofibrils in a gel.
From Science Daily
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