Term Information

Accession
GO:0042419
Name
epinephrine catabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
adrenaline catabolic process, adrenaline catabolism, epinephrine breakdown, epinephrine catabolism, epinephrine degradation
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of epinephrine, a hormone produced by the medulla of the adrenal glands that increases heart activity, improves the power and prolongs the action of muscles, and increases the rate and depth of breathing. It is synthesized by the methylation of norepinephrine. Source: ISBN:0198506732, GOC:jl, ISBN:0192801023
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0042419 at QuickGO
Subset
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Parents of epinephrine catabolic process (GO:0042419)
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epinephrine catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  catecholamine catabolic process (GO:0042424)
epinephrine catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  epinephrine metabolic process (GO:0042414)
Children of epinephrine catabolic process (GO:0042419)
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norepinephrine-epinephrine catabolic process in blood stream (GO:0001995) [is_a relation] is_a  epinephrine catabolic process
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