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deglycosylation

deglycosylation noun: the removal of the sugar entity from a glycogen (but especially from a glycoprotein).

Noun

deglycosylation (countable and uncountable, plural deglycosylations)

  1. The removal of the sugar entity from a glycogen (but especially from a glycoprotein)

Forms of deglycosylation

pluraldeglycosylations

Origin of deglycosylation

From de- + glycosylation.

Questions about deglycosylation

What does deglycosylation mean?
Deglycosylation means the removal of the sugar entity from a glycogen (but especially from a glycoprotein).
What part of speech is deglycosylation?
Deglycosylation is a noun.
What is the plural of deglycosylation?
The plural of deglycosylation is deglycosylations.

Words near deglycosylation in the dictionary

  1. deglycosylases
  2. deglycosylate
  3. deglycosylated
  4. deglycosylates
  5. deglycosylating
  6. deglycosylation
  7. deglycosylations
  8. deglycoylated
  9. deglycylase
  10. deglycylases
  11. deglycylate

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