GO Term : GO:0006046 N-acetylglucosamine catabolic process GO

Namespace  biological_process Obsolete  false
description  The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of N-acetylglucosamine. The D isomer is a common structural unit of glycoproteins in plants, bacteria and animals; it is often the terminal sugar of an oligosaccharide group of a glycoprotein.

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1 Ontology

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GO

13 Parents

Identifier Name Description
GO:0008152 metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways, including anabolism and catabolism, by which living organisms transform chemical substances. Metabolic processes typically transform small molecules, but also include macromolecular processes such as DNA repair and replication, and protein synthesis and degradation.
GO:0071704 organic substance metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving an organic substance, any molecular entity containing carbon.
GO:0008150 biological_process Any process specifically pertinent to the functioning of integrated living units: cells, tissues, organs, and organisms. A process is a collection of molecular events with a defined beginning and end.
GO:0009056 catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of substances, including the breakdown of carbon compounds with the liberation of energy for use by the cell or organism.
GO:1901575 organic substance catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of an organic substance, any molecular entity containing carbon.
GO:1901135 carbohydrate derivative metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving carbohydrate derivative.
GO:1901136 carbohydrate derivative catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of carbohydrate derivative.
GO:1901071 glucosamine-containing compound metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving glucosamine-containing compounds (glucosamines).
GO:0006040 amino sugar metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving any amino sugar, sugars containing an amino group in place of a hydroxyl group.
GO:1901072 glucosamine-containing compound catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of glucosamine-containing compounds (glucosamines).
GO:0046348 amino sugar catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of any amino sugar, sugars containing an amino group in place of a hydroxyl group.
GO:0006044 N-acetylglucosamine metabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways involving N-acetylglucosamine. The D isomer is a common structural unit of glycoproteins in plants, bacteria and animals; it is often the terminal sugar of an oligosaccharide group of a glycoprotein.
GO:0006046 N-acetylglucosamine catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of N-acetylglucosamine. The D isomer is a common structural unit of glycoproteins in plants, bacteria and animals; it is often the terminal sugar of an oligosaccharide group of a glycoprotein.

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Parent Term . Identifier

Child Term . Identifier
is_a GO:1901072 GO:0006046
is_a GO:0006044 GO:0006046
is_a GO:0046348 GO:0006046
is_a GO:0006040 GO:0006046
is_a GO:0009056 GO:0006046
is_a GO:1901135 GO:0006046
is_a GO:1901136 GO:0006046
is_a GO:1901575 GO:0006046
is_a GO:0008150 GO:0006046
is_a GO:0008152 GO:0006046
is_a GO:1901071 GO:0006046
is_a GO:0071704 GO:0006046

3 Synonyms

Name Type
N-acetylglucosamine breakdown synonym
N-acetylglucosamine catabolism synonym
N-acetylglucosamine degradation synonym