glucan catabolic process

id: GO:0009251
name: glucan catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of glucans, polysaccharides consisting only of glucose residues.

Child Functions

idname
GO:0005980glycogen catabolic process
GO:0005983starch catabolic process
GO:0030245cellulose catabolic process
GO:0030980alpha-glucan catabolic process
GO:0051275beta-glucan catabolic process
GO:0051678pullulan catabolic process
GO:2000890cellodextrin catabolic process
GO:2000894cellotriose catabolic process
GO:2000899xyloglucan catabolic process
GO:2000901cyclodextrin catabolic process

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0000272polysaccharide catabolic process
GO:0044042glucan metabolic process