FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term chitin catabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0006032 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of chitin, a linear polysaccharide consisting of beta-(1->4)-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]
Also Known As "beta-1,4-linked N-acetylglucosamine catabolic process" ; "beta-1,4-linked N-acetylglucosamine catabolism" ; "chitin breakdown" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS      17
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 chitin catabolic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       2     17
     involved_in | chitin catabolic process       --      17
 NOT | involved_in | chitin catabolic process       --       1
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aminoglycan metabolic process
 |__aminoglycan catabolic process______________________
 |__chitin metabolic process___________________________|
amino sugar metabolic process                          |
 |__chitin metabolic process___________________________|
macromolecule catabolic process                        |
 |__aminoglycan catabolic process______________________|
amino sugar catabolic process                          |
 |__glucosamine-containing compound catabolic process__|
carbohydrate derivative catabolic process              |
 |__aminoglycan catabolic process______________________|
                                                       chitin catabolic process  19 rec.
                                                        |__chitin catabolic process to fructose 6-phosphate via glucosamine
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Is a aminoglycan catabolic process
chitin metabolic process
glucosamine-containing compound catabolic process
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Synonyms
  • "beta-1,4-linked N-acetylglucosamine catabolic process" EXACT
    "beta-1,4-linked N-acetylglucosamine catabolism" EXACT
    "chitin breakdown" EXACT
    "chitin catabolism" EXACT
    "chitin degradation" EXACT
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