alginic acid catabolic process
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of alginic acid, a hydrophilic polysaccharide occurring in, for example, the cell walls of brown algae (brown seaweeds).
GO:0000272
polysaccharide catabolic process
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GO:0046395
carboxylic acid catabolic process
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alginate catabolic process
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alginate catabolism
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alginic acid breakdown
exact
alginic acid catabolism
exact
alginic acid degradation
exact