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 |
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GO:0042120 | alginic acid metabolic process |
GO:0046355 | mannan catabolic process |