id | GO:0006031   Detailed information |
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  name | chitin biosynthetic process |
  namespace | biological_process |
  def | "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." [GOC:jl, ISBN:0198506732 "Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology"] |
  subset | gosubset_prok |
  synonym | "beta-1,4-linked N-acetylglucosamine biosynthesis" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "beta-1,4-linked N-acetylglucosamine biosynthetic process" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "chitin anabolism" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "chitin biosynthesis" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "chitin formation" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "chitin synthesis" EXACT [] |
  is_a | GO:0006023 ! aminoglycan biosynthetic process |
  is_a | GO:0006030 ! chitin metabolic process |
  DPGLEAN07920
  DPGLEAN10668