glycoprotein metabolic process glycoprotein biosynthetic process glycoprotein formation glycoprotein anabolism glycoprotein biosynthesis The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of glycoproteins, any protein that contains covalently bound glycose (i.e. monosaccharide) residues; the glycose occurs most commonly as oligosaccharide or fairly small polysaccharide but occasionally as monosaccharide. glycoprotein synthesis cellular macromolecule biosynthetic process carbohydrate derivative biosynthetic process organonitrogen compound biosynthetic process