Term Information

Accession
GO:0046149
Name
pigment catabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
pigment breakdown, pigment catabolism, pigment degradation
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a pigment, any general or particular coloring matter in living organisms, e.g. melanin. Source: ISBN:0198506732
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0046149 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of pigment catabolic process (GO:0046149)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
pigment catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  pigment metabolic process (GO:0042440)
Children of pigment catabolic process (GO:0046149)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
eye pigment catabolic process (GO:0046151) [is_a relation] is_a  pigment catabolic process
heme catabolic process (GO:0042167) [is_a relation] is_a  pigment catabolic process
chlorophyll catabolic process (GO:0015996) [is_a relation] is_a  pigment catabolic process
ocellus pigment catabolic process (GO:0046159) [is_a relation] is_a  pigment catabolic process
melanin catabolic process (GO:0046150) [is_a relation] is_a  pigment catabolic process
anthocyanin-containing compound catabolic process (GO:0046284) [is_a relation] is_a  pigment catabolic process
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