N-acetylglucosamine metabolic process

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GO:0006044
Ontology
biological process
Synonyms
exact: 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 moiety of a glycoprotein. [source: ISBN:0198506732]
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