alginic acid catabolic process
id: GO:0042122
name: alginic acid catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: 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).
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0042120 | alginic acid metabolic process |
| GO:0046355 | mannan catabolic process |
