Biological process

chondroitin sulfate breakdown, chondroitin sulfate catabolism, chondroitin sulfate degradation, chondroitin sulphate catabolic process, chondroitin sulphate catabolism

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of chondroitin sulfate, any member of a group of 10-60 kDa glycosaminoglycans, widely distributed in cartilage and other mammalian connective tissues, the repeat units of which consist of beta-(1,4)-linked D-glucuronyl beta-(1,3)-N-acetyl-D-galactosamine sulfate.