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glycosylation
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glycosylation /gly·co·syl·a·tion/ (gli-ko″sĭ-la´shun) the formation of linkages with glycosyl groups.
gly·co·sy·la·tion (glk-s-lshn)
n.
The addition of glycosyl groups to a protein to form a glycoprotein.

glycosylation
[glīkə′səlā′shən]
the formation of linkages with glycosyl groups, covalently attaching a carbohydrate to another molecule.

glycosylation (glī·kōˈ·s·lāˑ·shn),
n process in which a carbohydrate is covalently attached to another molecule.

glycosylation
the formation of linkages with glycosyl groups.

N-linked glycosylation
attachment of oligosaccharides, synthesized on a dolichol-lipid platform to proteins through the amino acid asparagine spaced close to threonine or serine in the polypeptide sequence.
O-linked glycosylation
attachment of groups of oligosaccharides directly to proteins through the hydroxyl group of threonine.


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