catecholamine catabolic process
id: GO:0042424
name: catecholamine catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of any of a group of physiologically important biogenic amines that possess a catechol (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) nucleus and are derivatives of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylethylamine.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0042419 | epinephrine catabolic process |
| GO:0042420 | dopamine catabolic process |
| GO:0042422 | norepinephrine catabolic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006584 | catecholamine metabolic process |
| GO:0019614 | catechol-containing compound catabolic process |
| GO:0042402 | cellular biogenic amine catabolic process |
