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expand all sections collapse all sections  biological_process Term "macromolecule catabolic process" (GO:0009057)
Term Name macromolecule catabolic process
Term Accession GO:0009057
Aspect biological_process
Synonyms (5) biopolymer catabolic process, GO:0043285, macromolecule breakdown, macromolecule catabolism, macromolecule degradation
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a macromolecule, any molecule of high relative molecular mass, the structure of which essentially comprises the multiple repetition of units derived, actually or conceptually, from molecules of low relative molecular mass.
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