keratan sulfate biosynthetic process

Term ID

GO:0018146

Synonyms

• keratan sulfate anabolism
• keratan sulfate biosynthesis
• keratan sulfate formation
• keratan sulfate synthesis
• keratan sulphate biosynthesis
• keratan sulphate biosynthetic process

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of keratan sulfate, a glycosaminoglycan with repeat units consisting of beta-1,4-linked D-galactopyranosyl-beta-(1,4)-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 6-sulfate and with variable amounts of fucose, sialic acid and mannose units; keratan sulfate chains are covalently linked by a glycosidic attachment through the trisaccharide galactosyl-galactosyl-xylose to peptidyl-threonine or serine residues. 0198547684

References

• RESID:AA0247

Ontology

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