carotenoid catabolic process
id: GO:0016118
name: carotenoid catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of carotenoids, tetraterpenoid compounds in which two units of 4 isoprenoid residues joined head-to-tail are themselves joined tail-to-tail.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0016121 | carotene catabolic process |
| GO:0016124 | xanthophyll catabolic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0016110 | tetraterpenoid catabolic process |
| GO:0016116 | carotenoid metabolic process |
