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  Glycobiology is a field of study that studies glycoprotein molecules. In essence, glycosylation is how sugars act as catalysts to cause specific chemical reactions. It is a subset of biochemistry and physiology that has earned a great deal of study over the years. Defined in the most narrow sense, glycobiology is the study of how sugars are produced, broken down, and absorbed by living things. One of the areas of study in glycobiology is how sugars and carbohydrates affect the formation and function of individual cells. The cell-intake process, for instance, is an area of great interest in glycobiology. There, glycans serve as a molecular vehicle for many important biochemical reactions that take place during the process of cell adhesion, regulation of gene expression, energy metabolism, and other processes. Among these activities are the processes that produce glycans, the structures formed by glucose when the sugars are broken down into simple sugars or starches. For instance,