Biological process

N-acetylglucosamine anabolism, N-acetylglucosamine biosynthesis, N-acetylglucosamine formation, N-acetylglucosamine synthesis

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of 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.