Category:GO:0051190 ! prosthetic group catabolic process

name: prosthetic group catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a prosthetic group, the non-amino acid portion of certain protein molecules. Prosthetic groups may be inorganic or organic and are usually required for the biological activity of the protein." [GOC:ai]
synonym: "coenzyme and prosthetic group catabolic process" BROAD []
synonym: "coenzyme and prosthetic group catabolism" BROAD []
synonym: "prosthetic group breakdown" EXACT []
synonym: "prosthetic group catabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "prosthetic group degradation" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0009056 ! catabolic process
is_a: GO:0051189 ! prosthetic group metabolic process
relationship: part_of: GO:0030163 ! protein catabolic process

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0051190</GOterm>
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