N-acetylglucosamine metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0006044

Synonyms

N-acetylglucosamine metabolism

Definition

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. 0198506732

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: glucosamine-containing compound metabolic process

glucosamine-containing compound metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: N-acetylglucosamine biosynthetic process N-acetylglucosamine catabolic process

N-acetylglucosamine biosynthetic process N-acetylglucosamine catabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes