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renaturation

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re·na·tur·a·tion  (r-nchr-shn)
n.
The process by which proteins or complementary strands of nucleic acids re-form their native conformations.

[From renature, to undergo renaturation : re- + (de)nature.]

re·nature v.


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2A) might be due to improper refolding of XRCC1 during the renaturation step.
Their functions, based on amino acid sequences, have been proposed to include: renaturation of unfolded proteins, protection of proteins from denaturing, protection of membranes, and sequestration of ions (Bray, 1993).
Metallo-regulation of the tumor suppressor protein p53: zinc mediates the renaturation of p53 after exposure to metal chelators in vitro and in intact cells.
 
 
 
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