Term Information

Accession
GO:0042426
Name
choline catabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
choline breakdown, choline catabolism, choline degradation
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of choline (2-hydroxyethyltrimethylammonium), an amino alcohol that occurs widely in living organisms as a constituent of certain types of phospholipids and in the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Source: GOC:jl, ISBN:0192801023
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0042426 at QuickGO
Subset
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Parents of choline catabolic process (GO:0042426)
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choline catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  choline metabolic process (GO:0019695)
choline catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  cellular biogenic amine catabolic process (GO:0042402)

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