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The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of chitin, a linear polysaccharide consisting of P-1,4-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues. The chemical reactions and pathways involving chitin, a linear polysaccharide consisting of P-1,4-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of cell wall chitin, a linear polysaccharide consisting of P-1,4-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues, found in the walls of cells. 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 involving 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 cuticle chitin, a linear polysaccharide consisting of P-1,4-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues, found in cuticles. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of polysaccharides, polymers of more than 10 monosaccharide residues joined by glycosidic linkages.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: chitin catabolic process
Acc: GO:0006032
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of chitin, a linear polysaccharide consisting of P-1,4-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues.
Synonyms:
  • chitin catabolism
  • beta-1,4-linked N-acetylglucosamine catabolism
  • chitin degradation
  • beta-1,4-linked N-acetylglucosamine catabolic process
  • chitin breakdown
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 91 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 100 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0006032 - chitin catabolic process (interactive image map)
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