Definition of Glycosylation

1. Noun. (chemistry) (biochemistry) The reaction of a saccharide with a hydroxy or amino functional group to form a glycoside; especially the reaction with a protein or lipid to form a glycoprotein or glycolipid. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Glycosylation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Glycosylation

1. The process of adding sugar units such as in the addition of glycan chains to proteins. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glycosylation

glycosyl-amino-acid
glycosyl compound
glycosyl group
glycosyl phosphatidyl inositol
glycosylamine
glycosylamines
glycosylase
glycosylases
glycosylate
glycosylated
glycosylated alpha-amylase
glycosylated haemoglobin
glycosylated haemoglobin test
glycosylates
glycosylating
glycosylation (current term)
glycosylations
glycosylceramidase
glycosylceramide
glycosylceramides
glycosylglycose
glycosylglycoses
glycosylglycoside
glycosylglycosides
glycosylhydrolase
glycosyllipid
glycosyllipids
glycosylphosphatidyl
glycosylphosphatidylinositol
glycosylphosphatidylinositols

Literary usage of Glycosylation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"A decrease in glycosylation of these glycoproteins reduces the biological activity of the hormones. Any environmental compound that mimics or antagonizes ..."

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