glycosylation
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of glycosylation
from glycosyl radical derived from glycose + -ation
Example Sentences
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"In B4GALT3 knockout or KO mice, we demonstrated the potential of manipulating glycosylation of the T cell surface as a new approach to cancer immunotherapy," says Heng Wei of Kyoto University's Graduate School of Medicine.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2023
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
Was it possible that as the cells of nondiabetics metabolize sugars, the same glycosylation process might take place, only much slower?
From Time Magazine Archive
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