FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term glycogen catabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0005980 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of glycogen, a polydisperse, highly branched glucan composed of chains of D-glucose residues.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]
Also Known As "glycogen breakdown" ; "glycogen catabolism" ; "glycogen degradation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       3
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 glycogen catabolic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       1      3
     involved_in | glycogen catabolic process       --       3
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polysaccharide catabolic process
 |__glucan catabolic process______
energy reserve metabolic process  |
 |__glycogen metabolic process____|
glucan metabolic process          |
 |__glycogen metabolic process____|
 |__glucan catabolic process______|
                                  glycogen catabolic process  33 rec.
                                   |__glycogen catabolic process via dextrin
                                   |__glycogen catabolic process via dextrin and maltose
                                   |__glycophagy 13 rec.
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Is a glycogen metabolic process
glucan catabolic process
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Synonyms
  • "glycogen breakdown" EXACT
    "glycogen catabolism" EXACT
    "glycogen degradation" EXACT
    "glycogenolysis" EXACT
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Reactome:R-HSA-70221 "Glycogen breakdown (glycogenolysis)"