Glycosylation

Glycosylation is the process by which carbohydrates, such as sugar molecules, are attached to proteins and lipids. It plays an important role in many biological processes, such as cell-cell recognition, maintaining protein structure and function, as well as regulating enzyme activity. Glycosylation can also be used to modify therapeutic antibodies and other therapeutic proteins to improve their therapeutic effectiveness. In addition, glycosylation has applications in diagnostics and drug discovery. As such, glycosylation has become an increasingly important tool for biomedical research and drug development.