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Which outcome arises when a protein misfolds in aqueous solution?

A)Hydrophobic aggregation becomes thermodynamically favorable
B)Electrostatic repulsion stabilizes protein conformation
C)Hydrogen bond density always drastically surges
D)Peptide bonds immediately and spontaneously hydrolyze

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Hydrophobic aggregation occurs because exposed nonpolar residues of the protein now lack hydrogen bonds with water molecules. This causes hydrophobic interactions to form new intramolecular contacts, therefore aggregation minimizes total free energy, rather than maintaining solubilization.

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