Terminology Service < Semantic Lookup Platform

nylon catabolic process

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0019876

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of nylon, a polymer where the main polymer chain comprises recurring amide groups; these compounds are generally formed from combinations of diamines, diacids and amino acids. [ https://www.uniprot.org/keywords/KW-0549 ]

Tree view

Term info

Label

nylon catabolic process

Synonyms

nylon breakdown
nylon catabolism
nylon degradation

has obo namespace

biological_process

GO:0019876

Term relations

Subclass of:

nylon metabolic process
xenobiotic catabolic process