cellulose catabolic process
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of cellulose, a linear beta1-4 glucan of molecular mass 50-400 kDa with the pyranose units in the -4C1 conformation.
GO:0030243
cellulose metabolic process
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GO:0051275
beta-glucan catabolic process
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cellulose breakdown
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cellulose catabolism
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cellulose degradation
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