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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. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine, a substance composed of N-acetylglucosamine in glycosidic linkage with uridine diphosphate, that contribute to the biosynthesis of chitin. The chemical reactions and pathways involving chitin, a linear polysaccharide consisting of P-1,4-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of cell wall chitin, a linear polysaccharide consisting of P-1,4-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues, found in the walls of cells. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of cuticle chitin, a linear polysaccharide consisting of P-1,4-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues, found in cuticles. The chemical reactions and pathways involving aminoglycans, any polymer containing amino groups that consists of more than about 10 monosaccharide residues joined to each other by glycosidic linkages. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of aminoglycans, any polymer containing amino groups that consists of more than about 10 monosaccharide residues joined to each other by glycosidic linkages. Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of the chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of chitin. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of polysaccharides, polymers of more than 10 monosaccharide residues joined by glycosidic linkages.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: chitin biosynthetic process
Acc: GO:0006031
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: 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.
Synonyms:
  • chitin biosynthesis
  • beta-1,4-linked N-acetylglucosamine biosynthesis
  • chitin anabolism
  • chitin formation
  • beta-1,4-linked N-acetylglucosamine biosynthetic process
  • chitin synthesis
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 9 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 39 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0006031 - chitin biosynthetic process (interactive image map)
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