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GO: Biological Process

amino sugar biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0046349

Synonyms

amino sugar anabolism
amino sugar biosynthesis
amino sugar formation
amino sugar synthesis
aminosaccharide biosynthesis
aminosaccharide biosynthetic process

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of any amino sugar, sugars containing an amino group in place of a hydroxyl group.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: amino sugar metabolic process carbohydrate derivative biosynthetic process

amino sugar metabolic process carbohydrate derivative biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: fructosamine biosynthetic process glucosamine-containing compound biosynthetic process mannosamine biosynthetic process N-acetylneuraminate biosynthetic process UDP-4-deoxy-4-formamido-beta-L-arabinopyranose biosynthetic process ... Show All 7 Terms

fructosamine biosynthetic process glucosamine-containing compound biosynthetic process mannosamine biosynthetic process N-acetylneuraminate biosynthetic process UDP-4-deoxy-4-formamido-beta-L-arabinopyranose biosynthetic process UDP-N-acetylgalactosamine biosynthetic process UDP-N-acetylglucosamine biosynthetic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes