Term Name:	UDP-N-acetylglucosamine metabolic process
Synonyms:	UDP-N-acetylglucosamine metabolism
Definition:	The chemical reactions and pathways involving UDP-N-acetylglucosamine, a substance composed of N-acetylglucosamine, a common structural unit of oligosaccharides, in glycosidic linkage with uridine diphosphate.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0006047] QuickGO AmiGO

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is a type of:	amino sugar metabolic process nucleotide-sugar metabolic process
has subtype:	UDP-N-acetylglucosamine biosynthetic process UDP-N-acetylglucosamine catabolic process