terpene catabolic process

id: GO:0046247
name: terpene catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of terpenes, any of a large group of hydrocarbons made up of isoprene units.

Child Functions

idname
GO:0016121carotene catabolic process
GO:0043613isoprene catabolic process
GO:0043694monoterpene catabolic process
GO:0051763sesquiterpene catabolic process

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0008300isoprenoid catabolic process
GO:0042214terpene metabolic process