pectin catabolic process
id: GO:0045490
name: pectin catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of pectin, a polymer containing a backbone of alpha-1,4-linked D-galacturonic acid residues.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0033393 | homogalacturonan catabolic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0044247 | cellular polysaccharide catabolic process |
| GO:0045488 | pectin metabolic process |
