Globular proteins with multiple disulfide bonds must be heated longer and at higher temperature to denature them. Bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor (BPTI), having 58 amino acids in a single chain and 3 disulfide linkages, loses its catalytic activity when heated at nearly 90°C for 5-10 minutes. Explain the molecular basis of this observed thermal property of BPTI relative to the native structure and function of the protein.   please do not copy from other answers here

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Globular proteins with multiple disulfide bonds must be heated longer and at higher temperature to denature them. Bovine
pancreatic trypsin inhibitor (BPTI), having 58 amino acids in a single chain and 3 disulfide linkages, loses its catalytic activity when
heated at nearly 90°C for 5-10 minutes. Explain the molecular basis of this observed thermal property of BPTI relative to the native
structure and function of the protein.

 

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