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Category:GO:0006032 ! chitin catabolic process
name: chitin catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of chitin, a linear polysaccharide consisting of beta-(1->4)-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues." [GOC:jl, ISBN:0198506732]
synonym: "beta-1,4-linked N-acetylglucosamine catabolic process" EXACT []
synonym: "beta-1,4-linked N-acetylglucosamine catabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "chitin breakdown" EXACT []
synonym: "chitin catabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "chitin degradation" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0006026 ! aminoglycan catabolic process
is_a: GO:0006030 ! chitin metabolic process
is_a: GO:1901072 ! glucosamine-containing compound catabolic process
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<GOterm>GO:0006032</GOterm>
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