carbazole catabolic process
id: GO:0046232
name: carbazole catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of carbazole, a heterocyclic aromatic compound containing a dibenzopyrrole system that is produced during coal gasification and is present in cigarette smoke. Coal tar produced at high temperature contains an average of 1.5% carbazole. It is used widely in synthesis of dyes, pharmaceuticals, and plastics and is a suspected carcinogen.
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0018884 | carbazole metabolic process |
GO:0019439 | aromatic compound catabolic process |
GO:0042178 | xenobiotic catabolic process |
GO:0044270 | cellular nitrogen compound catabolic process |
GO:0046700 | heterocycle catabolic process |