deglycation

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

de- +‎ glycation

Noun[edit]

deglycation (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) The removal of a sugar moiety from a glycoprotein
    • 2015 August 22, “Impact of Maternal Country of Birth on Type-1-Diabetes Therapy and Outcome in 27,643 Children and Adolescents from the DPV Registry”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      When interpreting our results, physiological and biological differences between ethnic groups should also be considered (e.g. differences in red blood cell turnover, biological factors influencing non-enzymatic glycation or enzymatic deglycation of HbA1c independent of mean blood glucose [36 ]).