glycosylation

glycosylation noun

1. the process by which sugars are chemically attached to proteins to form glycoproteins

Word Origin for glycosylation from glycosyl radical derived from glycose + -ation glycosylation in Medicine glycosylation [glī′kə-sə-lā′shən] n.

1. The addition of glycosyl groups to a protein to form a glycoprotein.