Term: brain heparan sulfate proteoglycan catabolic process
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Name: brain
Synonyms: brain structure
Definition: Cavitated compound organ which is comprised of gray and white matter and surrounds the cerebral ventricular system.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000008]
Name: heparan sulfate proteoglycan catabolic process
Synonyms: heparan sulfate proteoglycan breakdown, heparan sulfate proteoglycan catabolism, heparan sulfate proteoglycan degradation, heparan sulphate proteoglycan catabolic process, heparan sulphate proteoglycan catabolism, heparin proteoglycan catabolic process
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of proteoglycan containing heparan sulfate, any member of a group of glycosaminoglycans that have repeat units consisting of alternating alpha-(1->4) linked hexuronic acid and glucosamine residues, the former being a mixture of sulfated and nonsulfated D-glucuronic and L-iduronic acids, and the latter being either sulfated or acetylated on its amino group as well as sulfated on one of its hydroxyl groups.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0030200]    QuickGO    AmiGO