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GO: Biological Process

plant-type cell wall cellulose catabolic process

Term ID
GO:0044348
Synonyms
  • plant-type cell wall polysaccharide breakdown
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of cellulose, a linear beta1-4 glucan of molecular mass 50-400 kDa with the pyranose units in the -4C1 conformation, which forms part of the cell wall.
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Ontology
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