FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

N-acetylneuraminate biosynthetic process

ID (Ontology)

GO:0046380 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of N-acetylneuraminate, the anion of 5-(acetylamino)-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero-D-galacto-non-3-ulosonic acid.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]

Also Known As

"N-acetylneuraminate anabolism" ; "N-acetylneuraminate biosynthesis" ; "N-acetylneuraminate formation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
N-acetylneuraminate biosynthetic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| N-acetylneuraminate biosynthetic process

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

amino sugar metabolic process
 |__N-acetylneuraminate metabolic process_____
 |__amino sugar biosynthetic process__________|
carboxylic acid metabolic process             |
 |__N-acetylneuraminate metabolic process_____|
 |__carboxylic acid biosynthetic process______|
small molecule biosynthetic process           |
 |__carboxylic acid biosynthetic process______|
carbohydrate derivative biosynthetic process  |
 |__amino sugar biosynthetic process__________|
                                              N-acetylneuraminate biosynthetic process  2 rec.

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Is a	N-acetylneuraminate metabolic process amino sugar biosynthetic process carboxylic acid biosynthetic process
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"N-acetylneuraminate anabolism" EXACT "N-acetylneuraminate biosynthesis" EXACT "N-acetylneuraminate formation" EXACT "N-acetylneuraminate synthesis" EXACT
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