peptidoglycan catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0009253

Synonyms

• murein catabolic process
• murein catabolism
• peptidoglycan breakdown
• peptidoglycan catabolism
• peptidoglycan degradation

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of peptidoglycans, any of a class of glycoconjugates found in bacterial cell walls and consisting of long glycan strands of alternating residues of beta-(1,4) linked N-acetylglucosamine and N-acetylmuramic acid, cross-linked by short peptides. 9158729

References

Ontology

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