FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term UDP-N-acetylglucosamine biosynthetic process ID (Ontology) GO:0006048 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine, a substance composed of N-acetylglucosamine, a common structural unit of oligosaccharides, in glycosidic linkage with uridine diphosphate.
Also Known As "UDP-GlcNAc biosynthesis" ; "UDP-GlcNAc biosynthetic process" ; "UDP-N-acetylglucosamine anabolism" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       8
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 UDP-N-acetylglucosamine biosynthetic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       1      8
     involved_in | UDP-N-acetylglucosamine biosynthetic process       --       8
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amino sugar metabolic process
 |__UDP-N-acetylglucosamine metabolic process__
 |__amino sugar biosynthetic process___________|
nucleotide-sugar metabolic process             |
 |__UDP-N-acetylglucosamine metabolic process__|
 |__nucleotide-sugar biosynthetic process______|
carbohydrate derivative biosynthetic process   |
 |__nucleotide-sugar biosynthetic process______|
 |__amino sugar biosynthetic process___________|
nucleoside phosphate biosynthetic process      |
 |__nucleotide-sugar biosynthetic process______|
                                               UDP-N-acetylglucosamine biosynthetic process  10 rec.
                                                |__regulation of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine biosynthetic process 1 rec.
                                                    |__negative regulation of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine biosynthetic process 1 rec.
                                                    |__positive regulation of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine biosynthetic process
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Is a UDP-N-acetylglucosamine metabolic process
nucleotide-sugar biosynthetic process
amino sugar biosynthetic process
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Synonyms
  • "UDP-GlcNAc biosynthesis" EXACT
    "UDP-GlcNAc biosynthetic process" EXACT
    "UDP-N-acetylglucosamine anabolism" EXACT
    "UDP-N-acetylglucosamine biosynthesis" EXACT
    "UDP-N-acetylglucosamine formation" EXACT
    "UDP-N-acetylglucosamine synthesis" EXACT
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Reactome:R-HSA-446210 "Synthesis of UDP-N-acetyl-glucosamine"