glycosylation
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of glycosylation
from glycosyl radical derived from glycose + -ation
Example Sentences
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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
In the years since the caramel theory was first advanced, the gooey glycosylation residue has been given an appropriate acronym: AGES, for advanced glycosylation end products.
From Time Magazine Archive
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