monosaccharide catabolic process

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0046365

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of monosaccharides, polyhydric alcohols containing either an aldehyde or a keto group and between three to ten or more carbon atoms. [ http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0198506732&isbn=1/ ]

Synonyms: monosaccharide degradation, monosaccharide catabolism, monosaccharide breakdown

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biological_process

GO:0046365

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Equivalent to:

catabolic process and has primary input some monosaccharide

Subclass of:

carbohydrate catabolic process
small molecule catabolic process
monosaccharide metabolic process
has primary input some monosaccharide