protein depolymerization
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0051261
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. [ GOC:ai ]
Synonyms: protein polymer degradation, protein polymer breakdown, protein polymer catabolic process, protein polymer catabolism