GO:0019262

N-acetylneuraminate catabolic process

Details: 
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of N-acetylneuraminate, the anion of 5-(acetylamino)-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero-D-galacto-non-3-ulosonic acid. [ISBN:0198506732]
Evidence Code: 
IEA