Term Information

Accession
GO:0042122
Name
alginic acid catabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
alginate catabolic process, alginate catabolism, alginic acid breakdown, alginic acid catabolism, alginic acid degradation
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of alginic acid, a hydrophilic polysaccharide occurring in, for example, the cell walls of brown algae (brown seaweeds). Source: ISBN:0198506732
Comment
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History
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Parents of alginic acid catabolic process (GO:0042122)
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alginic acid catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  alginic acid metabolic process (GO:0042120)
alginic acid catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  carboxylic acid catabolic process (GO:0046395)
alginic acid catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  polysaccharide catabolic process (GO:0000272)

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