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O-linked glycosylation
In the field of
biochemistry
,
O
-linked glycosylation
is the attachment of a sugar molecule to an
oxygen
atom in an
amino acid
residue in a
protein
. O-linked glycosylation is a form of
glycosylation
that occurs in the
Golgi apparatus
in
eukaryotes
. It also occurs in
archaea
and
bacteria
.
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