heme catabolic process
id: GO:0042167
name: heme catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of heme, any compound of iron complexed in a porphyrin (tetrapyrrole) ring.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0046157 | siroheme catabolic process |
| GO:0046161 | heme a catabolic process |
| GO:0046163 | heme c catabolic process |
| GO:0048035 | heme o catabolic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006787 | porphyrin-containing compound catabolic process |
| GO:0042168 | heme metabolic process |
| GO:0046149 | pigment catabolic process |
