Term Name: nucleotide-sugar catabolic process
Synonyms: nucleotide-sugar breakdown, nucleotide-sugar catabolism, nucleotide-sugar degradation
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of nucleotide-sugars, any nucleotide-carbohydrate in which the distal phosphoric residue of a nucleoside 5'-diphosphate is in glycosidic linkage with a monosaccharide or monosaccharide derivative.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0009227]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: carbohydrate derivative catabolic process nucleobase-containing small molecule catabolic process nucleoside phosphate catabolic process nucleotide-sugar metabolic process
has subtype: UDP-4-deoxy-4-formamido-beta-L-arabinopyranose catabolic process UDP-alpha-D-glucose catabolic process UDP-N-acetylgalactosamine catabolic process UDP-N-acetylglucosamine catabolic process