glycosylation (redirected from O-linked glycosylation)

glycosylation /gly·co·syl·a·tion/ (gli-ko?si-la´shun) the formation of linkages with glycosyl groups.

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gly·co·sy·la·tion (glk-s-lshn)

n.

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

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glycosylation (glī·kōˈ·s·lāˑ·shn),

n process in which a carbohydrate is covalently attached to another molecule.

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glycosylation

the formation of linkages with glycosyl groups.

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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.