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GO:0006031 chitin biosynthetic process

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of chitin, a linear polysaccharide consisting of P-1,4-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues.

Term Information

ID GO:0006031
Name chitin biosynthetic process
Ontology Biological Process
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of chitin, a linear polysaccharide consisting of P-1,4-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues.
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Synonyms

Type Synonym
exact chitin formation
exact beta-1,4-linked N-acetylglucosamine biosynthetic process
exact beta-1,4-linked N-acetylglucosamine biosynthesis
exact chitin synthesis
exact chitin anabolism
exact chitin biosynthesis

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Database ID
INTERPRO IPR004834

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GO:0008150 biological_process
GO:0008152 metabolic process
GO:0044238 primary metabolic process
GO:0009058 biosynthetic process
GO:0043170 macromolecule metabolic process
GO:0006807 nitrogen compound metabolic process
GO:0005975 carbohydrate metabolic process
GO:0009308 amine metabolic process
GO:0043283 biopolymer metabolic process
GO:0009059 macromolecule biosynthetic process
GO:0016051 carbohydrate biosynthetic process
GO:0043284 biopolymer biosynthetic process
GO:0005976 polysaccharide metabolic process
GO:0006022 aminoglycan metabolic process
GO:0006030 chitin metabolic process
GO:0000271 polysaccharide biosynthetic process
GO:0006023 aminoglycan biosynthetic process
GO:0006031 chitin biosynthetic process

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Child Terms

All direct descendants (child terms) available for this GO term:
R GO:0032883 regulation of chitin biosynthetic process
I GO:0006035 cuticle chitin biosynthetic process
I GO:0006038 cell wall chitin biosynthetic process

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Protein Annotation

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