Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process
homogalacturonan catabolic process
- Term ID
- GO:0033393
- Synonyms
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- homogalacturonan breakdown
- homogalacturonan catabolism
- homogalacturonan degradation
- Definition
- The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of homogalacturonan, a pectidic polymer, characterized by a backbone of 1,4-linked alpha-D-GalpA residues that can be methyl-esterified at C-6 and carry acetyl groups on O-2 and O-3.
- References
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- MetaCyc:PWY-1081
- Ontology
- GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO
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Phenotype
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