Term Name: glycolipid catabolic process
Synonyms: glycolipid breakdown, glycolipid catabolism, glycolipid degradation
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of glycolipid, a class of 1,2-di-O-acylglycerols joined at oxygen 3 by a glycosidic linkage to a carbohydrate part (usually a mono-, di- or tri-saccharide).
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0019377]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: carbohydrate derivative catabolic process glycolipid metabolic process membrane lipid catabolic process
has subtype: galactolipid catabolic process glycosphingolipid catabolic process sophorosyloxydocosanoate catabolic process