Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The nonenzymatic covalent bonding of a sugar molecule to another molecule, especially a protein.
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- noun biochemistry
non-enzymatic reaction of asugar and anamine group of aprotein to form aglycoprotein
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Examples
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Also, the term glycation is a misnomer, because a lot of the protein damage blamed on sugar actually comes from lipids.
Nutrition & Metabolism meeting | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2008
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A critical enzyme involved in protection against glycation is "Glyoxalase 1."
April 1st, 2007 2007
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There's something called glycation, which is part of the new book.
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Add potential toxicity and an evil accelerated aging process called glycation to the list of potential bad things that artificial sweeteners do.
Six Weeks to Sleeveless and Sexy JJ Virgin 2010
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These compounds are formed as the result of the addition of sugar to protein, a process called glycation, in the absence of water.
A Baby at Last! Mark L. Fuerst 2010
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When the body has too much circulating sugar—which is almost always a result of eating too many rapidly absorbed sugars from overly refined carbohydrates—the resulting excess glucose molecules will eventually start sticking to proteins, in a process called glycation.
The Source Woodson Merrell 2008
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When the body has too much circulating sugar—which is almost always a result of eating too many rapidly absorbed sugars from overly refined carbohydrates—the resulting excess glucose molecules will eventually start sticking to proteins, in a process called glycation.
The Source Woodson Merrell 2008
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In addition, another aging process caused by sugar, called glycation, results in an ugly type of protein breakdown occurring in the skin and throughout the body.
The Truth About Beauty Kat James 2007
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In addition, another aging process caused by sugar, called glycation, results in an ugly type of protein breakdown occurring in the skin and throughout the body.
The Truth About Beauty Kat James 2007
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In a process called glycation, sugar attacks collagen and elastin, both key proteins that make your skin look young.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Jackie Warner 2012
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