Search Ontology:

GO: Biological Process

lactose catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0005990

Synonyms

lactose breakdown
lactose catabolism
lactose degradation

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of lactose, the disaccharide galactopyranosyl-glucose.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: disaccharide catabolic process lactose metabolic process

disaccharide catabolic process lactose metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: lactose catabolic process via tagatose-6-phosphate lactose catabolic process via UDP-galactose lactose catabolic process, using glucoside 3-dehydrogenase

lactose catabolic process via tagatose-6-phosphate lactose catabolic process via UDP-galactose lactose catabolic process, using glucoside 3-dehydrogenase Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes