N-acetylglucosamine catabolic process
id: GO:0006046
name: N-acetylglucosamine catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of N-acetylglucosamine. The D isomer is a common structural unit of glycoproteins in plants, bacteria and animals; it is often the terminal sugar of an oligosaccharide group of a glycoprotein.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006049 | UDP-N-acetylglucosamine catabolic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006043 | glucosamine catabolic process |
| GO:0006044 | N-acetylglucosamine metabolic process |
