glycosylation

British  

/ ˌɡlaɪkəʊsəˈleɪʃən /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of glycosylation

from glycosyl radical derived from glycose + _-ation

Example Sentences

The study shows that a significant reduction of glycosylation -- a type of protein modification -- on T cell surfaces correlates with increases in CD8+ immune cells infiltrating tumors.

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

ZIKV, which also interacts with DC-SIGN23, does not have this glycosylation site, and therefore could have a different binding mechanism.

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

"The glycosylation process is like the free-radical process," says Dr. Robert Butler, head of the International Longevity Center at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.

From Time Magazine Archive