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The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of alginic acid, a hydrophilic polysaccharide occurring in, for example, the cell walls of brown algae (brown seaweeds). The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of macromolecules forming part of a cell wall, occurring at the level of the cell. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of mannan, the main hemicellulose of soft (coniferous) wood, made up of D-mannose, D-glucose and D-galactose. The chemical reactions and pathways involving mannan, a group of polysaccharides containing a backbone composed of a polymer of D-mannose units. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of polysaccharides, polymers of more than 10 monosaccharide residues joined by glycosidic linkages, as carried out by individual cells. The chemical reactions and pathways involving alginic acid, a hydrophilic polysaccharide occurring in, for example, the cell walls of brown algae (brown seaweeds). The chemical reactions and pathways involving carboxylic acids, any organic acid containing one or more carboxyl (COOH) groups or anions (COO-).

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: alginic acid catabolic process
Acc: GO:0042122
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of alginic acid, a hydrophilic polysaccharide occurring in, for example, the cell walls of brown algae (brown seaweeds).
Synonyms:
  • alginic acid breakdown
  • alginic acid catabolism
  • alginate catabolism
  • alginate catabolic process
  • alginic acid degradation
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0042122 - alginic acid catabolic process (interactive image map)
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