Term Information

Accession
GO:0042424
Name
catecholamine catabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
catecholamine breakdown, catecholamine catabolism, catecholamine degradation
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of any of a group of physiologically important biogenic amines that possess a catechol (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) nucleus and are derivatives of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylethylamine. Source: ISBN:0198506732, GOC:jl
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0042424 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of catecholamine catabolic process (GO:0042424)
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catecholamine catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  catecholamine metabolic process (GO:0006584)
catecholamine catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  cellular biogenic amine catabolic process (GO:0042402)
catecholamine catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  catechol-containing compound catabolic process (GO:0019614)
Children of catecholamine catabolic process (GO:0042424)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
norepinephrine catabolic process (GO:0042422) [is_a relation] is_a  catecholamine catabolic process
epinephrine catabolic process (GO:0042419) [is_a relation] is_a  catecholamine catabolic process
dopamine catabolic process (GO:0042420) [is_a relation] is_a  catecholamine catabolic process
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