Name | glucosamine catabolic process |
ID | GO_0006043 |
collection_id | Biological process |
Exact synonym | chitosamine catabolic process, chitosamine catabolism, glucosamine breakdown, glucosamine catabolism, glucosamine degradation |
Description | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of glucosamine (2-amino-2-deoxyglucopyranose), an aminodeoxysugar that occurs in combined form in chitin. |
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