galactose catabolic process
id: GO:0019388
name: galactose catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of galactose, the aldohexose galacto-hexose.
Child Functions
id | name |
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GO:0033498 | galactose catabolic process via D-galactonate |
GO:0033499 | galactose catabolic process via UDP-galactose |
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0006012 | galactose metabolic process |
GO:0019320 | hexose catabolic process |