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Fucosylation : The process of adding
fucoseFucose is a hexose deoxy sugar with the chemical formula C6H12O5. It is found on N-linked glycans on the mammalian, insect and plant cell surface, and is the fundamental sub-unit of the fucoidan polysaccharide...
sugar units to a molecule. It is a type of
GlycosylationGlycosylation is the reaction in which a carbohydrate, i.e. a glycosyl donor, is attached to a hydroxyl or other functional group of another molecule . In biology glycosylation refers to the enzymatic process that attaches glycans to proteins, lipids, or other organic molecules...
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It is important clinically, especially in
cancerCancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
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It is performed by
fucosyltransferaseA fucosyltransferase is an enzyme that transfers an L-fucose sugar from a GDP-fucose donor substrate to an acceptor substrate...
enzymes.