Term Name: | NAD catabolic process |
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Synonyms: | NAD (oxidized) catabolic process, NAD (oxidized) catabolism, NAD (reduced) catabolic process, NAD (reduced) catabolism, NAD breakdown, NAD catabolism, NAD degradation, NADH catabolic process, NADH catabolism, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide catabolic process, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide catabolism, oxidized NAD catabolic process, oxidized NAD catabolism, oxidized nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide catabolic process, oxidized nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide catabolism, reduced NAD catabolic process, reduced NAD catabolism, reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide catabolic process, reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide catabolism |
Definition: | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, a coenzyme present in most living cells and derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid; catabolism may be of either the oxidized form, NAD, or the reduced form, NADH. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0019677] QuickGO AmiGO |