tetrapyrrole catabolic process (Q20748)
The chemical reactions and pathways leading to the breakdown of tetrapyrroles, natural pigments containing four pyrrole rings joined by one-carbon units linking position 2 of one pyrrole ring to position 5 of the next.
- tetrapyrrole catabolism
- tetrapyrrole degradation
- GO:0033015
- tetrapyrrole breakdown
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| English | tetrapyrrole catabolic process |
The chemical reactions and pathways leading to the breakdown of tetrapyrroles, natural pigments containing four pyrrole rings joined by one-carbon units linking position 2 of one pyrrole ring to position 5 of the next. |
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