glycoprotein catabolic process

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Nameglycoprotein catabolic process
IDGO_0006516
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Biological process

Exact synonym

glycoprotein breakdown, glycoprotein catabolism, glycoprotein degradation

Description

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a glycoprotein, a protein that contains covalently bound glycose (i.e. monosaccharide) residues; the glycose occurs most commonly as oligosaccharide or fairly small polysaccharide but occasionally as monosaccharide.

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