GO Term : GO:0006045 N-acetylglucosamine biosynthetic process GO

Namespace:  biological_process Obsolete:  false
description  The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of N-acetylglucosamine. The D isomer is a common structural unit of glycoproteins in plants, bacteria and animals; it is often the terminal sugar of an oligosaccharide group of a glycoprotein.

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13 Parents

Identifier Name Description
GO:0008152 metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways, including anabolism and catabolism, by which living organisms transform chemical substances. Metabolic processes typically transform small molecules, but also include macromolecular processes such as DNA repair and replication, and protein synthesis and degradation.
GO:0009058 biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of substances; typically the energy-requiring part of metabolism in which simpler substances are transformed into more complex ones.
GO:0071704 organic substance metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving an organic substance, any molecular entity containing carbon.
GO:1901137 carbohydrate derivative biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of carbohydrate derivative.
GO:0006044 N-acetylglucosamine metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving N-acetylglucosamine. The D isomer is a common structural unit of glycoproteins in plants, bacteria and animals; it is often the terminal sugar of an oligosaccharide group of a glycoprotein.
GO:0006040 amino sugar metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving any amino sugar, sugars containing an amino group in place of a hydroxyl group.
GO:1901135 carbohydrate derivative metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving carbohydrate derivative.
GO:0008150 biological_process Any process specifically pertinent to the functioning of integrated living units: cells, tissues, organs, and organisms. A process is a collection of molecular events with a defined beginning and end.
GO:1901576 organic substance biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of an organic substance, any molecular entity containing carbon.
GO:1901071 glucosamine-containing compound metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving glucosamine-containing compounds (glucosamines).
GO:1901073 glucosamine-containing compound biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of glucosamine-containing compounds (glucosamines).
GO:0046349 amino sugar biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of any amino sugar, sugars containing an amino group in place of a hydroxyl group.
GO:0006045 N-acetylglucosamine biosynthetic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of N-acetylglucosamine. The D isomer is a common structural unit of glycoproteins in plants, bacteria and animals; it is often the terminal sugar of an oligosaccharide group of a glycoprotein.

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Child Term . Identifier
is_a GO:1901073 GO:0006045
is_a GO:0006044 GO:0006045
is_a GO:0006040 GO:0006045
is_a GO:0008152 GO:0006045
is_a GO:1901071 GO:0006045
is_a GO:0071704 GO:0006045
is_a GO:0008150 GO:0006045
is_a GO:0046349 GO:0006045
is_a GO:1901135 GO:0006045
is_a GO:1901576 GO:0006045
is_a GO:1901137 GO:0006045
is_a GO:0009058 GO:0006045

4 Synonyms

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N-acetylglucosamine anabolism synonym
N-acetylglucosamine synthesis synonym
N-acetylglucosamine biosynthesis synonym
N-acetylglucosamine formation synonym