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polysaccharide catabolic process

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The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a polysaccharide, a polymer of many (typically more than 10) monosaccharide residues linked glycosidically. [ ]

Term info

Label

polysaccharide catabolic process

Synonyms
  • polysaccharide breakdown
  • polysaccharide catabolism
  • polysaccharide degradation
database cross reference
has alternative id

GO:0044244

has narrow synonym

multicellular organismal polysaccharide catabolic process

has obo namespace

biological_process

id

GO:0000272