Term Name: | glycoprotein catabolic process |
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Synonyms: | glycoprotein breakdown, glycoprotein catabolism, glycoprotein degradation |
Definition: | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a glycoprotein, a protein that contains covalently bound glycose (i.e. monosaccharide) residues; the glycose occurs most commonly as oligosaccharide or fairly small polysaccharide but occasionally as monosaccharide. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0006516] QuickGO AmiGO |