cellulose catabolic process
id: GO:0030245
name: cellulose catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of cellulose, a linear beta1-4 glucan of molecular mass 50-400 kDa with the pyranose units in the -4C1 conformation.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0052340 | catabolism by organism of cell wall cellulose in other organism involved in symbiotic interaction |
| GO:0052785 | cellulose catabolism by endo-processive cellulases |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0009251 | glucan catabolic process |
| GO:0030243 | cellulose metabolic process |
