glycosylation

/ (ˌɡlaɪkəʊsəˈleɪʃən) /


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

Origin of glycosylation

1
from glycosyl radical derived from glycose + -ation

Words Nearby glycosylation

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