peptidoglycan catabolic process
murein catabolic process
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murein catabolism
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peptidoglycan breakdown
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peptidoglycan catabolism
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peptidoglycan degradation
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The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of peptidoglycans, any of a class of glycoconjugates found in bacterial cell walls and consisting of long glycan strands of alternating residues of beta-(1,4) linked N-acetylglucosamine and N-acetylmuramic acid, cross-linked by short peptides.
GO:0000270
peptidoglycan metabolic process
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GO:0006027
glycosaminoglycan catabolic process
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