Term Information

Accession
GO:0042167
Name
heme catabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
haem catabolic process, haem catabolism, heme breakdown, heme catabolism, heme degradation
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of heme, any compound of iron complexed in a porphyrin (tetrapyrrole) ring. Source: GOC:jl
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0042167 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of heme catabolic process (GO:0042167)
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heme catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  heme metabolic process (GO:0042168)
heme catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  pigment catabolic process (GO:0046149)
heme catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  porphyrin-containing compound catabolic process (GO:0006787)
Children of heme catabolic process (GO:0042167)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
siroheme catabolic process (GO:0046157) [is_a relation] is_a  heme catabolic process
heme a catabolic process (GO:0046161) [is_a relation] is_a  heme catabolic process
heme O catabolic process (GO:0048035) [is_a relation] is_a  heme catabolic process
heme C catabolic process (GO:0046163) [is_a relation] is_a  heme catabolic process
heme B catabolic process (GO:1900548) [is_a relation] is_a  heme catabolic process
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