Category:GO:0046334 ! octopamine catabolic process

name: octopamine catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of octopamine, 1-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-2-aminoethanol. The D enantiomer is about one-tenth as active as norepinephrine and is found in the salivary glands of Octopus and Eledone species." [ISBN:0198506732]
synonym: "octopamine breakdown" EXACT []
synonym: "octopamine catabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "octopamine degradation" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0019336 ! phenol-containing compound catabolic process
is_a: GO:0042402 ! cellular biogenic amine catabolic process
is_a: GO:0046164 ! alcohol catabolic process
is_a: GO:0046333 ! octopamine metabolic process

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0046334</GOterm>
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