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chitin biosynthetic process

Definition

The chitin biosynthetic process is a metabolic process that has been defined as follows:

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

Reference

  1. The Gene Ontology Consortium 2021 The Gene Ontology resource: enriching a GOld mine. Nucleic Acids Research. Vol. 49, (D1) pp. D325-D334. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkaa1113
Creator: Michael Rubinigg
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chitin biosynthetic process

subclass of

metabolic process

has subclass

n/a

subclass of

metabolic process
buprofezin

directly negatively regulates activity of

chitin biosynthetic process
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chitin biosynthetic process

EUPH Code (UID)

[6042]

EUPH IRI

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0006031

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n/a

Created

2023-12-27

Updated

2025-11-24
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Author: Michael Rubinigg

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Author: Michael Rubinigg

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Authors: Michael Rubinigg

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