epinephrine catabolic process
id: GO:0042419
name: epinephrine catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of epinephrine, a hormone produced by the medulla of the adrenal glands that increases heart activity, improves the power and prolongs the action of muscles, and increases the rate and depth of breathing. It is synthesized by the methylation of norepinephrine.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0001995 | norepinephrine-epinephrine catabolic process in blood stream |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0042414 | epinephrine metabolic process |
| GO:0042424 | catecholamine catabolic process |
