amine catabolic process

id: GO:0009310
name: amine catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of any organic compound that is weakly basic in character and contains an amino or a substituted amino group. Amines are called primary, secondary, or tertiary according to whether one, two, or three carbon atoms are attached to the nitrogen atom.

Child Functions

idname
GO:0009063cellular amino acid catabolic process
GO:0019529taurine catabolic process
GO:0042402cellular biogenic amine catabolic process
GO:0046267triethanolamine catabolic process
GO:0051872sphingosine catabolic process

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0009056catabolic process
GO:0009308amine metabolic process