Question

Are viruses denatured easily?

Answer 1

Viruses:

1. Infectious agents that replicate inside a host's body.
2. They are neither living nor non-living.
3. They can withstand treatment with organic solvents such as chloroform, butanol, etc.
4. Usually, the contaminants are denatured and precipitated with a change in pH or heat for purifying viruses.
5. Therefore, it can be said that viruses cannot be denatured easily.