verb
- to restore the natural structure or properties of a denatured substance, especially a protein or nucleic acid
Usage: biochemistry; technical
Examples
- The scientists attempted to renature the protein after heat treatment.
- DNA can sometimes renature when cooled slowly after denaturation.
- The enzyme lost its activity but could be renatured under proper conditions.
- Researchers studied how to renature the damaged protein structure.
- The denatured sample failed to renature despite optimal conditions.
- Temperature and pH must be carefully controlled to renature proteins effectively.