Category:GO:0042400 ! ectoine catabolic process

name: ectoine catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of ectoine (1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2-methyl-4-pyrimidinecarboxylic acid), a tetrahydropyrimidine commonly synthesized by halophilic bacteria." [GOC:jl, PMID:11823218]
synonym: "ectoine breakdown" EXACT []
synonym: "ectoine catabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "ectoine degradation" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0042399 ! ectoine metabolic process
is_a: GO:0046700 ! heterocycle catabolic process
is_a: GO:0072329 ! monocarboxylic acid catabolic process
is_a: GO:1901361 ! organic cyclic compound catabolic process
is_a: GO:1901565 ! organonitrogen compound catabolic process

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0042400</GOterm>
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