N-acetylglucosamine metabolic process
id: GO:0006044
name: N-acetylglucosamine metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving N-acetylglucosamine. The D isomer is a common structural unit of glycoproteins in plants, bacteria and animals; it is often the terminal sugar of an oligosaccharide group of a glycoprotein.
Child Functions
id | name |
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GO:0006045 | N-acetylglucosamine biosynthetic process |
GO:0006046 | N-acetylglucosamine catabolic process |
GO:0006047 | UDP-N-acetylglucosamine metabolic process |
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0006041 | glucosamine metabolic process |