chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0030207

Synonyms

• chondroitin sulfate breakdown
• chondroitin sulfate catabolism
• chondroitin sulfate degradation
• chondroitin sulphate catabolic process
• chondroitin sulphate catabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans, which consist of a core protein linked to a chondroitin sulfate glycosaminoglycan. The chondroitin sulfate chain is composed of the repeating disaccharide unit beta-(1,4)-D-glucuronic acid-beta-(1,3)-N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, the latter of which can be O-sulfated. 17239763

References

Ontology

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