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Term Name | porphyrin-containing compound catabolic process |
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Term Accession | GO:0006787 |
Aspect | biological_process |
Synonyms (4) | porphyrin breakdown, porphyrin catabolic process, porphyrin catabolism, porphyrin degradation |
Definition | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of any member of a large group of derivatives or analogs of porphyrin. Porphyrin consists of a ring of four pyrrole nuclei linked each to the next at their alpha positions through a methine group. |
Comment | None |
Source Ontology Database | The GO browser of Gene Ontology Database |
ISBN: | 0198506732 |
GOC: | jl |