corrin catabolic process
id: GO:0046141
name: corrin catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of corrin, C19H22N4, the fundamental heterocyclic skeleton of the corrinoids. It consists of four reduced pyrrole rings joined into a macrocyclic ring. Corrin is the core of the vitamin B12 molecule.
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0015009 | corrin metabolic process |
GO:0033015 | tetrapyrrole catabolic process |
GO:0051187 | cofactor catabolic process |