Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

macromolecule catabolic process

Term ID
GO:0009057
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
Relationships
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Phenotype
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