Search Ontology:

GO: Biological Process

xylan catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0045493

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. 11931668

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: hemicellulose catabolic process xylan metabolic process

hemicellulose catabolic process xylan metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: arabinoxylan-containing compound catabolic process glucuronoxylan catabolic process

arabinoxylan-containing compound catabolic process glucuronoxylan catabolic process Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of xylan catabolic process

negative regulation of xylan catabolic process Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: positive regulation of xylan catabolic process

positive regulation of xylan catabolic process Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of xylan catabolic process

regulation of xylan catabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes