Term Information

Accession
GO:0070393
Name
teichoic acid catabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
teichoic acid breakdown, teichoic acid catabolism, teichoic acid degradation
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of teichoic acid, which is a major component of the cell wall of Gram-positive bacteria and typically consists of a polymer of glycerol-phosphate or ribitol-phosphate to which are attached glycosyl and D-alanyl ester residues. Source: PMID:14665680, GOC:add
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0070393 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of teichoic acid catabolic process (GO:0070393)
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teichoic acid catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  carbohydrate derivative catabolic process (GO:1901136)
teichoic acid catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  teichoic acid metabolic process (GO:0046374)
teichoic acid catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  macromolecule catabolic process (GO:0009057)
Children of teichoic acid catabolic process (GO:0070393)
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lipoteichoic acid catabolic process (GO:0070396) [is_a relation] is_a  teichoic acid catabolic process
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