nitrate catabolic process
  id: GO:0043602
  name: nitrate catabolic process
  namespace: biological_process
  type: go
  obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of nitrates, inorganic or organic salts and esters of nitric acid.
Parent Functions
| id | name | 
|---|---|
| GO:0042126 | nitrate metabolic process | 
| GO:0044270 | cellular nitrogen compound catabolic process | 


