Term Information

Accession
GO:0071273
Name
morphine catabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
morphine breakdown, morphine catabolism, morphine degradation
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of morphine, 17-methyl-7,8-didehydro-4,5alpha-epoxymorphinan-3,6alpha-diol. Morphine is a highly potent opiate analgesic psychoactive drug obtained form the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum. Source: PMID:22193538, GOC:mah, GOC:ecd
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History
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Parents of morphine catabolic process (GO:0071273)
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morphine catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  isoquinoline alkaloid catabolic process (GO:0071274)
morphine catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  sulfur compound catabolic process (GO:0044273)
morphine catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  morphine metabolic process (GO:0071272)
morphine catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  organic heteropentacyclic compound catabolic process (GO:1901377)

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