EOG8XWJDX GO:0006032 4/11 chitin catabolic process biological_process "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of chitin, a linear polysaccharide consisting of beta-(1->4)-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues." [GOC:jl, ISBN:0198506732] EOG8XWJDX GO:0004568 4/11 chitinase activity molecular_function "Catalysis of the hydrolysis of (1->4)-beta linkages of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc) polymers of chitin and chitodextrins." [EC:3.2.1.14, GOC:bf, GOC:kah, GOC:pde, PMID:11468293] EOG8XWJDX GO:0016998 4/11 cell wall macromolecule catabolic process biological_process "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of macromolecules that form part of a cell wall." [GOC:go_curators]