glucosamine biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0006042

Synonyms

• chitosamine biosynthesis
• chitosamine biosynthetic process
• glucosamine anabolism
• glucosamine biosynthesis
• glucosamine formation
• glucosamine synthesis

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of glucosamine (2-amino-2-deoxyglucopyranose), an aminodeoxysugar that occurs in combined form in chitin. 0198506732

References

Ontology

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