Term Information

Accession
GO:0046155
Name
rhodopsin catabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
rhodopsin breakdown, rhodopsin catabolism, rhodopsin degradation
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of rhodopsin, a brilliant purplish-red, light-sensitive visual pigment found in the rod cells of the retinas. Source: ISBN:0198506732
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0046155 at QuickGO
Subset
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Parents of rhodopsin catabolic process (GO:0046155)
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rhodopsin catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  xanthophyll catabolic process (GO:0016124)
rhodopsin catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  alcohol catabolic process (GO:0046164)
rhodopsin catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  eye pigment catabolic process (GO:0046151)
rhodopsin catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  protein catabolic process (GO:0030163)
rhodopsin catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  tertiary alcohol metabolic process (GO:1902644)

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