OBO ID: GO:0009057
Term Name: macromolecule catabolic process Search Ontology:
Synonyms:
  • biopolymer catabolic process
  • cellular macromolecule catabolic process
  • macromolecule breakdown
  • macromolecule catabolism
  • macromolecule degradation
  • multicellular organismal macromolecule catabolic process
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a macromolecule, any molecule of high relative molecular mass, the structure of which essentially comprises the multiple repetition of units derived, actually or conceptually, from molecules of low relative molecular mass.
References:
Ontology: GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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