peptidoglycan catabolic process (Q21119951)
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of peptidoglycans, any of a class of glycoconjugates found in bacterial cell walls.
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aliases peptidoglycan catabolism
 GO:0009253
 peptidoglycan breakdown
 peptidoglycan degradation
 murein catabolic process
 murein catabolism
description The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of peptidoglycans, any of a class of glycoconjugates found in bacterial cell walls.

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(P686) GO:0009253
(P2892) C1157769