glycogen catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0005980

Synonyms

glycogen breakdown
glycogen catabolism
glycogen degradation
glycogenolysis

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of glycogen, a polydisperse, highly branched glucan composed of chains of D-glucose residues. 0198506732

References

MetaCyc:GLYCOCAT-PWY
MetaCyc:PWY-5941
MetaCyc:PWY-7662

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: glucan catabolic process glycogen metabolic process

glucan catabolic process glycogen metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: glycophagy

glycophagy Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of glycogen catabolic process

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

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

regulation of glycogen catabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes

Citations