Term Name: polysaccharide catabolic process
Synonyms: multicellular organismal polysaccharide catabolic process, polysaccharide breakdown, polysaccharide catabolism, polysaccharide degradation
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a polysaccharide, a polymer of many (typically more than 10) monosaccharide residues linked glycosidically.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0000272]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: carbohydrate catabolic process macromolecule catabolic process polysaccharide metabolic process
has subtype: alginic acid catabolic process alpha-linked polysaccharide catabolism to maltopentaose alpha-linked polysaccharide catabolism to maltotriose arabinan catabolic process cell septum edging catabolic process cell wall polysaccharide catabolic process fructan catabolic process galactoglucomannan catabolic process galactomannan catabolic process glucan catabolic process glucomannan catabolic process glycolysis from storage polysaccharide through glucose-1-phosphate homogalacturonan catabolic process mannogen catabolic process pectin catabolic process