Category:GO:0043290 ! apocarotenoid catabolic process

name: apocarotenoid catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of apocarotenoids, a class of compounds derived from the oxidative cleavage of carotenoids, many of which are biologically important e.g. retinal and abscisic acid." [GOC:jl, http://www.msu.edu/~schwart1/apocarotenoids.htm]
synonym: "apo carotenoid catabolic process" EXACT []
synonym: "apocarotenoid breakdown" EXACT []
synonym: "apocarotenoid catabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "apocarotenoid degradation" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0008300 ! isoprenoid catabolic process
is_a: GO:0043288 ! apocarotenoid metabolic process

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0043290</GOterm>
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