ectoine catabolic process
id: GO:0042400
name: ectoine catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of ectoine (1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2-methyl-4-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid), a tetrahydropyrimidine commonly synthesized by halophilic bacteria.
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0019439 | aromatic compound catabolic process |
| GO:0042399 | ectoine metabolic process |
| GO:0044270 | cellular nitrogen compound catabolic process |
| GO:0046700 | heterocycle catabolic process |
| GO:0072329 | monocarboxylic acid catabolic process |
