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glycation

glycation noun: non-enzymatic reaction of a sugar and an amine group of a protein to form a glycoprotein.

Noun

glycation (plural glycations)

  1. non-enzymatic reaction of a sugar and an amine group of a protein to form a glycoprotein

Forms of glycation

pluralglycations

Words formed from glycation

Questions about glycation

What does glycation mean?
Glycation means non-enzymatic reaction of a sugar and an amine group of a protein to form a glycoprotein.
What part of speech is glycation?
Glycation is a noun.
What is the plural of glycation?
The plural of glycation is glycations.

Words near glycation in the dictionary

  1. glycase
  2. glycate
  3. glycated
  4. glycates
  5. glycating
  6. glycation
  7. glycations
  8. glycemia
  9. glycemias
  10. glycemic
  11. glycemic index

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