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glycosylation

British  
/ ˌɡlaɪkəʊsəˈleɪʃən /

noun

  1. the process by which sugars are chemically attached to proteins to form glycoproteins

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of glycosylation

from glycosyl radical derived from glycose + -ation


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"An hour or two of exposure is enough to trigger glycosylation, or the binding of smoke to the sugars in the grapes," said oenology consultant Clement Prelat, who is advising winemakers in the area.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

The first step is glycosylation, which adds a sugar back onto the toxic aglycones.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 1, 2026

Trait Biosciences Inc., meanwhile, is using glycosylation, which mimics what the body does when it metabolizes cannabis by attaching a glucose molecule to the substance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2019

The Asn154 glycosylation sites are shown as green spheres.

From Nature ● Apr. 18, 2016

T156A was detected in 89% of the A/H5N1 sequences after 10 passages, and the other 11% of sequences possessed the substitution N154K, which removes the same potential N-linked glycosylation site in HA.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 21, 2012

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