polysaccharide catabolic process

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Namepolysaccharide catabolic process
IDGO_0000272
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Biological process

Alternative ID

GO:0044244

Exact synonym

polysaccharide breakdown, polysaccharide catabolism, polysaccharide degradation

Description

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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