The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of heparin, any member of a group of glycosaminoglycans of average Mr (6000-20000), consisting predominantly of alternating alpha-(1->4)-linked D-galactose and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine-6-sulfate residues. [ GOC : mah https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0198506732 ]
heparin degradation
heparin catabolism
heparin breakdown
Term information
- biological_process
- heparan sulfate catabolic process
- GO:0030211