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Accession
GO:0042167
Name
heme catabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
haem catabolic process, haem catabolism, heme breakdown, heme catabolism, heme degradation
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of heme, any compound of iron complexed in a porphyrin (tetrapyrrole) ring. Source: GOC:jl
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0042167 at QuickGO
Chem. react.
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Subset
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Parents of heme catabolic process (GO:0042167)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
heme catabolic process [RO:0004009 relation] RO:0004009  heme (CHEBI:30413)
heme catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  porphyrin-containing compound catabolic process (GO:0006787)
heme catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  heme metabolic process (GO:0042168)
heme catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  pigment catabolic process (GO:0046149)
Children of heme catabolic process (GO:0042167)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
heme O catabolic process (GO:0048035) [is_a relation] is_a  heme catabolic process
heme B catabolic process (GO:1900548) [is_a relation] is_a  heme catabolic process
siroheme catabolic process (GO:0046157) [is_a relation] is_a  heme catabolic process
heme a catabolic process (GO:0046161) [is_a relation] is_a  heme catabolic process
heme C catabolic process (GO:0046163) [is_a relation] is_a  heme catabolic process
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