prenol catabolic process

id: GO:0016092
name: prenol catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of prenols, isoprenoids of general formula (H-CH2-C(CH3)=CH-CH2-)n-OH, any primary monohydroxy alcohol whose carbon skeleton consists of two or more isoprenoid residues linked head to tail.

Child Functions

idname
GO:0016095polyprenol catabolic process
GO:0045339farnesyl diphosphate catabolic process

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0008300isoprenoid catabolic process
GO:0016090prenol metabolic process