Term Name: xylan catabolic process
Synonyms: xylan breakdown, xylan catabolism, xylan degradation
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of xylan, a polymer containing a beta-1,4-linked D-xylose backbone.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0045493]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: hemicellulose catabolic process xylan metabolic process
has subtype: arabinoxylan-containing compound catabolic process glucuronoxylan catabolic process
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of xylan catabolic process
positively regulated by: positive regulation of xylan catabolic process
regulated by: regulation of xylan catabolic process