carotenoid catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0016118

Synonyms

• carotenoid breakdown
• carotenoid catabolism
• carotenoid degradation

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of carotenoids, tetraterpenoid compounds in which two units of 4 isoprenoid residues joined head-to-tail are themselves joined tail-to-tail.

References

Ontology

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