chondroitin sulfate catabolic process

id: GO:0030207
name: chondroitin sulfate catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of chondroitin sulfate, any member of a group of 10-60 kDa glycosaminoglycans, widely distributed in cartilage and other mammalian connective tissues, the repeat units of which consist of beta-(1,4)-linked D-glucuronyl beta-(1,3)-N-acetyl-D-galactosamine sulfate.

Child Functions

idname
GO:0030209dermatan sulfate catabolic process

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0006027glycosaminoglycan catabolic process
GO:0030204chondroitin sulfate metabolic process
GO:0044273sulfur compound catabolic process