galactose catabolic process

id: GO:0019388
name: galactose catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of galactose, the aldohexose galacto-hexose.

Child Functions

idname
GO:0033498galactose catabolic process via D-galactonate
GO:0033499galactose catabolic process via UDP-galactose

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0006012galactose metabolic process
GO:0019320hexose catabolic process