Term Name: nucleotide-sugar biosynthetic process
Synonyms: nucleotide-sugar anabolism, nucleotide-sugar biosynthesis, nucleotide-sugar formation, nucleotide-sugar synthesis
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of nucleotide-sugars, any nucleotide-carbohydrate in which the distal phosphoric residue of a nucleoside 5'-diphosphate is in glycosidic linkage with a monosaccharide or monosaccharide derivative.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0009226]    QuickGO    AmiGO

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is a type of: carbohydrate derivative biosynthetic process nucleoside phosphate biosynthetic process nucleotide-sugar metabolic process
has subtype: ADP-L-glycero-beta-D-manno-heptose biosynthetic process CMP-keto-3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonic acid biosynthetic process CMP-N-acetylneuraminate biosynthetic process dTDP-mannose biosynthetic process dTDP-rhamnose biosynthetic process GDP-D-rhamnose biosynthetic process GDP-L-fucose biosynthetic process GDP-L-galactose biosynthetic process GDP-mannose biosynthetic process UDP-4-deoxy-4-formamido-beta-L-arabinopyranose biosynthetic process UDP-alpha-D-glucose biosynthetic process UDP-D-apiose biosynthetic process UDP-D-galacturonate biosynthetic process UDP-D-xylose biosynthetic process UDP-galactose biosynthetic process UDP-glucuronate biosynthetic process UDP-L-arabinose biosynthetic process UDP-N-acetylgalactosamine biosynthetic process UDP-N-acetylglucosamine biosynthetic process UDP-rhamnose biosynthetic process