Term Information

Accession
GO:0052700
Name
ergothioneine catabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
(2S)-3-(2-mercapto-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-2-(trimethylazaniumyl)propanoate catabolic process, 2-mercaptoergothioneine trimethylbetaine breakdown, 2-mercaptoergothioneine trimethylbetaine catabolic process, 2-mercaptoergothioneine trimethylbetaine catabolism, 2-mercaptoergothioneine trimethylbetaine degradation, ergothioneine breakdown, ergothioneine catabolism, ergothioneine degradation
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of ergothioneine, a naturally occurring metabolite of histidine with antioxidant properties. Source: Wikipedia:Ergothioneine
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0052700 at QuickGO
Subset
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Parents of ergothioneine catabolic process (GO:0052700)
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ergothioneine catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  amino-acid betaine catabolic process (GO:0006579)
ergothioneine catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  ergothioneine metabolic process (GO:0052698)
ergothioneine catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  cellular modified histidine catabolic process (GO:0052702)
ergothioneine catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  sulfur amino acid catabolic process (GO:0000098)

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