Glycosylation at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Glycosylation? The post-translational addition of carbohydrate groups to a molecule. Glycosylation of proteins occurs via the amide group within the sequence Asn-X-Ser/Thr (or through the hydroxyl of the serine or threonine residue in the sequence); the product is a gly

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