Etymology

deglycosylation

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Today it means: The removal of the sugar entity from a glycogen (but especially from a glycoprotein) Full definition →

English glycosylation ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  8. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  9. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  10. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  11. Frenchglucose
  12. Englishglucosebf.
  13. Englishglycose
  14. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  15. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  16. Englishglycosyl
  17. Englishglycosylation
  18. English todaydeglycosylation

From de- + glycosylation.

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