Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Activities Facet
3. Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name)
4. [processes and techniques by specific type]
5. condition changing (processes)
6. deterioration
7. decomposition

Anotations

Scope note:

In biology, a modification of a protein’s structure brought about by heat, alkalis, and other factors, which causes it to collapse into a disordered mass. The process Is irreversible for most proteins. In conservation science, the denaturation of leather and parchment is studied by various analytical techniques.