Term Name: glucan biosynthetic process
Synonyms: glucan anabolism, glucan biosynthesis, glucan formation, glucan synthesis
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of glucans, polysaccharides consisting only of glucose residues.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0009250]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: glucan metabolic process polysaccharide biosynthetic process
has subtype: alpha-glucan biosynthetic process beta-glucan biosynthetic process glycogen biosynthetic process osmoregulated periplasmic glucan biosynthetic process pullulan biosynthetic process starch biosynthetic process xyloglucan biosynthetic process
regulated by: regulation of glucan biosynthetic process