glycosylation

/ (ˌɡlaɪkəʊsəˈleɪʃən) /

noun

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

Word Origin for glycosylation

from glycosyl radical derived from glycose + -ation

Words nearby glycosylation

glycosphingolipid, glycostatic, glycosuria, glycosyl, glycosylated hemoglobin, glycosylation, glycosyltransferase, glycotrophic, glycotropic factor, glycuresis, glycuronate

Medical definitions for glycosylation

glycosylation
[ glī′kə-sə-lā′shən ]

n.

The addition of glycosyl groups to a protein to form a glycoprotein.