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The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of peptidoglycans, any of a class of glycoconjugates found in bacterial cell walls. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of the cell wall peptidoglycans of another organism. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of aminoglycans, any polymer containing amino groups that consists of more than about 10 monosaccharide residues joined to each other by glycosidic linkages. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of glycosaminoglycans, any one of a group of polysaccharides that contain amino sugars. The chemical reactions and pathways involving peptidoglycans, any of a class of glycoconjugates found only in bacterial cell walls and consisting of strands of glycosaminoglycan cross-linked by oligopeptides to form a huge and rigid network. The chemical reactions and pathways involving glycosaminoglycans, any one of a group of polysaccharides that contain amino sugars. Formerly known as mucopolysaccharides, they include hyaluronic acid and chondroitin, which provide lubrication in joints and form part of the matrix of cartilage. The three-dimensional structure of these molecules enables them to trap water, which forms a gel and gives glycosaminoglycans their elastic properties.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: peptidoglycan catabolic process
Acc: GO:0009253
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of peptidoglycans, any of a class of glycoconjugates found in bacterial cell walls.
Synonyms:
  • murein catabolic process
  • peptidoglycan degradation
  • GO:0009286
  • peptidoglycan catabolism
  • peptidoglycan breakdown
  • murein catabolism
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 92 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 92 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0009253 - peptidoglycan catabolic process (interactive image map)
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