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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 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 involving cuticle chitin, a linear polysaccharide consisting of P-1,4-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues, found in cuticles.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: cuticle chitin catabolic process
Acc: GO:0006036
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: 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.
Synonyms:
  • cuticle chitin breakdown
  • cuticle chitin degradation
  • cuticle chitin catabolism
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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   Term or descendants: 5 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0006036 - cuticle chitin catabolic process (interactive image map)
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