Heating a Protein Can Cause It to Denature,or Unfold

question 92

Multiple Choice

Heating a protein can cause it to denature,or unfold.What do you think would happen to the function of a protein in a denatured state?

• A) The protein would be able to continue working because only the sequence of amino acids dictates the function,not the three-dimensional shape.
• B) The amino acids that make up the protein would fall apart because the bonds that hold them together are weak.
• C) The protein would not be functional because the three-dimensional shape dictates protein's function.
• D) Proteins do not fold,so this is unlikely to occur.
• E) It depends on the size of the protein because only large proteins fold into three-dimensional shapes for functionality.