glycogen catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0005980

Synonyms

• glycogen breakdown
• glycogen catabolism
• glycogen degradation
• glycogenolysis

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of glycogen, a polydisperse, highly branched glucan composed of chains of D-glucose residues. 0198506732

References

• Reactome:R-HSA-70221

Ontology

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