Term Information

Accession
GO:0046147
Name
tetrahydrobiopterin catabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobiopterin catabolic process, tetrahydrobiopterin breakdown, tetrahydrobiopterin catabolism, tetrahydrobiopterin degradation
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of tetrahydrobiopterin, the reduced form of biopterin (2-amino-4-hydroxy-6-(1,2-dihydroxypropyl)-pteridine). It functions as a hydroxylation coenzyme, e.g. in the conversion of phenylalanine to tyrosine. Source: ISBN:0198506732
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History
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Parents of tetrahydrobiopterin catabolic process (GO:0046147)
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tetrahydrobiopterin catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  diol catabolic process (GO:0034313)
tetrahydrobiopterin catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  tetrahydrobiopterin metabolic process (GO:0046146)
tetrahydrobiopterin catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  pteridine-containing compound catabolic process (GO:0042560)

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