Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)

Published by Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10: 032191855X
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-855-0

Chapter 2 - The Chemistry of Microbiology - Questions For Review - Critical Thinking - Page 54: 4

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When an egg white is heated, chemical reactions take place and protein (albumin) in egg white is denatured, which is an irreversible process. On the other hand, when gelatin is cooled, kinetic energy of its molecules decrease and they slow down. They come close to each other and form partial bonds. This is a physical process and it is reversible.

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