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Category:GO:0006031 ! chitin biosynthetic process
name: chitin biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "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." [GOC:jl, ISBN:0198506732]
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 []
xref: MetaCyc:PWY-6981
is_a: GO:0006023 ! aminoglycan biosynthetic process
is_a: GO:0006030 ! chitin metabolic process
is_a: GO:1901073 ! glucosamine-containing compound biosynthetic process
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<GOterm>GO:0006031</GOterm>
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