Term Name: amino sugar catabolic process
Synonyms: amino sugar breakdown, amino sugar catabolism, amino sugar degradation, aminosaccharide catabolic process, aminosaccharide catabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of any amino sugar, sugars containing an amino group in place of a hydroxyl group.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0046348]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: amino sugar metabolic process carbohydrate derivative catabolic process
has subtype: fructosamine catabolic process glucosamine-containing compound catabolic process mannosamine catabolic process N-acetylneuraminate catabolic process UDP-4-deoxy-4-formamido-beta-L-arabinopyranose catabolic process UDP-N-acetylgalactosamine catabolic process UDP-N-acetylglucosamine catabolic process