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glycomodification

glycomodification noun: the modification of a protein by reaction with a sugar, typically to produce a glycoprotein.

Noun

glycomodification (usually uncountable, plural glycomodifications)

  1. (usually) The modification of a protein by reaction with a sugar, typically to produce a glycoprotein

Forms of glycomodification

pluralglycomodifications

Origin of glycomodification

From glyco- + modification.

Questions about glycomodification

What does glycomodification mean?
Glycomodification means the modification of a protein by reaction with a sugar, typically to produce a glycoprotein.
What part of speech is glycomodification?
Glycomodification is a noun.
What is the plural of glycomodification?
The plural of glycomodification is glycomodifications.

Words near glycomodification in the dictionary

  1. glycomic
  2. glycomics
  3. glycomimetic
  4. glycomimetics
  5. glycomimicry
  6. glycomodification
  7. glycomodifications
  8. glycomodule
  9. glycomodules
  10. glycomolecule
  11. glycomolecules

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