Definition of "glycosyltransferase" [glycosyltransferase]

• Any of several enzymes that catalyze the transfer of glycosyl groups between biological molecules, especially during the biosynthesis of glycoproteins (noun)

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• "We show that the murine GlcNAcT-IVa glycosyltransferase is required for Glut-2 residency on the β cell surface by constructing a cell-type- and glycoprotein-specific N-glycan ligand for pancreatic lectin receptors."
• "Structural and mechanistic basis for a new mode of glycosyltransferase inhibition"
• "Increasing Chemical Stability and Delivery of Small RNAs in Environmental Applications Self-poisoning of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by targeting GlgE in an α-glucan pathway Dioxygenases catalyze the O-demethylation steps of morphine biosynthesis in opium poppy Glycopeptide-specific monoclonal antibodies suggest new roles for O-GlcNAc Structural and mechanistic basis for a new mode of glycosyltransferase inhibition"