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ONTOLOGY REPORT - ANNOTATIONS

Term:chitin biosynthetic process
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Definition: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.
Synonyms:exact_synonym: beta-1,4-linked N-acetylglucosamine biosynthesis;   beta-1,4-linked N-acetylglucosamine biosynthetic process;   chitin anabolism;   chitin biosynthesis;   chitin formation;   chitin synthesis
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  biological_process 12321
    metabolic process 7441
      organic substance metabolic process 7123
        macromolecule metabolic process 5984
          aminoglycan metabolic process 85
            aminoglycan biosynthetic process 55
              chitin biosynthetic process 0
                cell wall chitin biosynthetic process + 0
                cuticle chitin biosynthetic process 0
                regulation of chitin biosynthetic process + 0
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  biological_process 12321
    metabolic process 7441
      organic substance metabolic process 7123
        organic substance biosynthetic process 5237
          carbohydrate derivative biosynthetic process 443
            amino sugar biosynthetic process 6
              glucosamine-containing compound biosynthetic process 1
                chitin biosynthetic process 0
                  cell wall chitin biosynthetic process + 0
                  cuticle chitin biosynthetic process 0
                  regulation of chitin biosynthetic process + 0
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