macromolecule catabolic process [GO_0009057]

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a macromolecule, any molecule of high relative molecular mass, the structure of which essentially comprises the multiple repetition of units derived, actually or conceptually, from molecules of low relative molecular mass.

macromolecule catabolic process

ID: GO_0009057

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The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a macromolecule, any molecule of high relative molecular mass, the structure of which essentially comprises the multiple repetition of units derived, actually or conceptually, from molecules of low relative molecular mass.

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Alternative Names

Synonym Scope Reference
cellular macromolecule catabolic process related synonym
cellular macromolecule catabolism related synonym
multicellular organismal macromolecule catabolic process narrow synonym
macromolecule degradation exact synonym
macromolecule breakdown exact synonym
macromolecule catabolism exact synonym
biopolymer catabolic process exact synonym mtg_chebi_dec09
cellular macromolecule degradation related synonym

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