Concept information
Preferred term
Glycosylation
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Glycosylation, Protein
- Protein Glycosylation
Note
- almost never IM
Scope note
- The synthetic chemistry reaction or enzymatic reaction of adding carbohydrate or glycosyl groups. GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES carry out the enzymatic glycosylation reactions. The spontaneous, non-enzymatic attachment of reducing sugars to free amino groups in proteins, lipids, or nucleic acids is called GLYCATION (see MAILLARD REACTION).
History note
- 87
In other languages
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Finnish
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glykosyloituminen
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006031
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