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					| GO TERM SUMMARY 
 
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					| Name: | pentose catabolic process |  
					| Acc: | GO:0019323 |  
						| Aspect: | Biological Process |  
					| Desc: | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a pentose, any monosaccharide with a chain of five carbon atoms in the molecule. |  
						| Synonyms: 
								
									pentose breakdownpentose degradationpentose catabolism |  |   | INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH 
 
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