Term Name: amino sugar biosynthetic process
Synonyms: amino sugar anabolism, amino sugar biosynthesis, amino sugar formation, amino sugar synthesis, aminosaccharide biosynthesis, aminosaccharide biosynthetic process
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of any amino sugar, sugars containing an amino group in place of a hydroxyl group.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0046349]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: amino sugar metabolic process carbohydrate derivative biosynthetic process
has subtype: fructosamine biosynthetic process glucosamine-containing compound biosynthetic process mannosamine biosynthetic process N-acetylneuraminate biosynthetic process UDP-4-deoxy-4-formamido-beta-L-arabinopyranose biosynthetic process UDP-N-acetylgalactosamine biosynthetic process UDP-N-acetylglucosamine biosynthetic process