Data::Dumper Output: $VAR1 = { 'Symbol4' => { 'H1SY02' => { 'Homo Sapiens' => { 'GO:0008565' => 'protein transporter activity', 'GO:0015031' => 'protein transport', 'GO:0006810' => 'transport' } } }, 'Symbol3' => { 'H1SXZ8' => { 'Homo Sapiens' => { 'GO:0008324' => 'cation transmembrane transporter activity', 'GO:0046872' => 'metal ion binding', 'GO:0006812' => 'cation transport', 'GO:0030001' => 'metal ion transport', 'GO:0055085' => 'transmembrane transport' } } }, 'Symbol1' => { 'H1SXX9' => { 'Homo Sapiens' => { 'GO:0015031' => 'protein transport' } } }, 'Symbol5' => { 'H1SY06' => { 'Homo Sapiens' => { 'GO:0005506' => 'iron ion binding', 'GO:0004129' => 'cytochrome-c oxidase activity' } } }, 'Symbol2' => { 'H1SXZ5' => { 'Homo Sapiens' => { 'GO:0016597' => 'amino acid binding', 'GO:0015969' => 'guanosine tetraphosphate metabolic process', 'GO:0016740' => 'transferase activity', 'GO:0003824' => 'catalytic activity', 'GO:0016301' => 'kinase activity', 'GO:0008152' => 'metabolic process', 'GO:0016310' => 'phosphorylation', 'GO:0008728' => 'GTP diphosphokinase activity' } } } }; Data::Dump Output: { Symbol1 => { H1SXX9 => { "Homo Sapiens" => { "GO:0015031" => "protein transport" } }, }, Symbol2 => { H1SXZ5 => { "Homo Sapiens" => { "GO:0003824" => "catalytic activity", "GO:0008152" => "metabolic process", "GO:0008728" => "GTP diphosphokinase activity", "GO:0015969" => "guanosine tetraphosphate metabolic process", "GO:0016301" => "kinase activity", "GO:0016310" => "phosphorylation", "GO:0016597" => "amino acid binding", "GO:0016740" => "transferase activity", }, }, }, Symbol3 => { H1SXZ8 => { "Homo Sapiens" => { "GO:0006812" => "cation transport", "GO:0008324" => "cation transmembrane transporter activity", "GO:0030001" => "metal ion transport", "GO:0046872" => "metal ion binding", "GO:0055085" => "transmembrane transport", }, }, }, Symbol4 => { H1SY02 => { "Homo Sapiens" => { "GO:0006810" => "transport", "GO:0008565" => "protein transporter activity", "GO:0015031" => "protein transport", }, }, }, Symbol5 => { H1SY06 => { "Homo Sapiens" => { "GO:0004129" => "cytochrome-c oxidase activity", "GO:0005506" => "iron ion binding", }, }, }, }