tetrapyrrole catabolic process
id: GO:0033015
name: tetrapyrrole catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways leading to the breakdown of tetrapyrroles, natural pigments containing four pyrrole rings joined by one-carbon units linking position 2 of one pyrrole ring to position 5 of the next.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006787 | porphyrin-containing compound catabolic process |
| GO:0046141 | corrin catabolic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0033013 | tetrapyrrole metabolic process |
| GO:0044270 | cellular nitrogen compound catabolic process |
| GO:0046700 | heterocycle catabolic process |
