adenine catabolic process
id: GO:0006146
name: adenine catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of adenine, 6-aminopurine, one of the 5 main bases found in nucleic acids and a component of numerous important derivatives of its corresponding ribonucleoside, adenosine.
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0006145 | purine base catabolic process |
GO:0046083 | adenine metabolic process |