GO biological process ontology term - GO:0051261 - protein depolymerization
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0051261
- Name
- protein depolymerization
- Ontology or CV name
- GO biological process
- Definition
- The process in which protein polymers, compounds composed of a large number of component monomers, are broken down. Depolymerization occurs by the successive removal of monomers from an existing poly- or oligomeric protein.
