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Specialty Chemistry Forums => Biochemistry and Chemical Biology Forum => Topic started by: abcc on May 28, 2007, 01:27:53 AM

Title: Protein
Post by: abcc on May 28, 2007, 01:27:53 AM

Why the protein denaturation can increase the foaming power ???
Give me some ideas :)
thx millionnnnn ;)

Title: Re: Protein
Post by: Yggdrasil on May 28, 2007, 02:23:26 AM

Denaturation exposes the core regions of the proteins which are often hydrophobic.  This can basically make the proteins act like surfactants, as they will have hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions.

Title: Re: Protein
Post by: abcc on May 28, 2007, 02:25:59 AM

Quote from: Yggdrasil on May 28, 2007, 02:23:26 AM

Denaturation exposes the core regions of the proteins which are often hydrophobic.  This can basically make the proteins act like surfactants, as they will have hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions.

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I get the idea, thxxxx