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Glycosylation MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Glycosylation
Tree Number(s)
G02.111.158.812
G02.607.299
G03.191.812
Unique ID
D006031
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006031
Annotation
almost never IM
Scope Note
The synthetic chemistry reaction or enzymatic reaction of adding carbohydrate or glycosyl groups. GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES carry out the enzymatic glycosylation reactions. The spontaneous, non-enzymatic attachment of reducing sugars to free amino groups in proteins, lipids, or nucleic acids is called GLYCATION (see MAILLARD REACTION).
Entry Term(s)
Fucosylation
Galactosylation
GlcNAcylation
N-Acetylglucosaminylation
N-linked Glycosylation
O-linked Glycosylation
Phosphoglycosylation
Protein Glycosylation
Sialylation
Previous Indexing
Glycoproteins (1966-1986)
Protein Processing, Post-Translational (1983-1986)
See Also
Glycation End Products, Advanced
Glycoproteins
Protein Processing, Post-Translational
Public MeSH Note
87
History Note
87
Date Introduced
1987/01/01
Last Updated
2026/01/01
Glycosylation Preferred
Protein Glycosylation Narrower
Sialylation Narrower
GlcNAcylation Narrower
Fucosylation Narrower
Galactosylation Narrower
N-linked Glycosylation Narrower
O-linked Glycosylation Narrower
Phosphoglycosylation Narrower
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