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........................ causes protein to denature.
  1. Water
  2. Heat
  3. Enzyme
  4. Pressure

A
Water
B
Enzyme
C
Heat
D
Pressure
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One of the common methods of protein denaturation is heat. For example, boiling of egg denatures egg white. A denatured protein can no longer perform its normal biological role.

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