Term Name:	D-glucosamine catabolic process
Synonyms:	chitosamine catabolic process, chitosamine catabolism, glucosamine breakdown, glucosamine catabolic process, glucosamine catabolism, glucosamine degradation
Definition:	The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of glucosamine (2-amino-2-deoxyglucopyranose), an aminodeoxysugar that occurs in combined form in chitin.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0006043]    QuickGO    AmiGO