Which consequence primarily leads to protein misfolding at elevated temperatures?

💡 Explanation

The hydrophobic effect weakens at high temperatures because increased kinetic energy disrupts water's ordered structure around nonpolar residues; therefore, hydrophobic interactions are destabilized, leading to misfolding, rather than covalent breakage or peptide hydrolysis dominate.

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