GO biological process ontology term - GO:0006031 - chitin biosynthetic process

Term summary

ID

GO:0006031

Name

chitin biosynthetic process

Ontology or CV name

GO biological process

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.

Parents

• is_a aminoglycan biosynthetic process
• is_a chitin metabolic process
• is_a glucosamine-containing compound biosynthetic process

Annotation