polysaccharide catabolic process (Q14792)
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a polysaccharide, a polymer of many (typically more than 10) monosaccharide residues linked glycosidically.
- GO:0000272
- polysaccharide breakdown
- polysaccharide catabolism
- polysaccharide degradation
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English | polysaccharide catabolic process |
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a polysaccharide, a polymer of many (typically more than 10) monosaccharide residues linked glycosidically. |
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