Denaturing a protein is occasionally irreversible
(Top) The protein albumin in raw and cooked egg white. (Bottom) A paperclip analogy visualizes the process: when cross-linked, paperclips ('amino acids') no longer move freely; their structure is rearranged and 'denatured'.
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