Category:GO:0046225 ! bacteriocin catabolic process

name: bacteriocin catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a bacteriocin, any of a heterogeneous group of polypeptide antibiotics that are secreted by certain bacterial strains and are able to kill cells of other susceptible (frequently related) strains after adsorption at specific receptors on the cell surface. They include the colicins, and their mechanisms of action vary." [GOC:ai]
synonym: "bacteriocin breakdown" EXACT []
synonym: "bacteriocin catabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "bacteriocin degradation" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0009407 ! toxin catabolic process
is_a: GO:0030652 ! peptide antibiotic catabolic process
is_a: GO:0046224 ! bacteriocin metabolic process
is_a: GO:0051410 ! detoxification of nitrogen compound

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0046225</GOterm>
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