Term Name: glucan catabolic process
Synonyms: glucan breakdown, glucan catabolism, glucan degradation
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of glucans, polysaccharides consisting only of glucose residues.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0009251]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: glucan metabolic process polysaccharide catabolic process
has subtype: alpha-glucan catabolic process beta-glucan catabolic process dextrin catabolic process glycogen catabolic process osmoregulated periplasmic glucan catabolic process pullulan catabolic process starch catabolic process xyloglucan catabolic process