steroid catabolic process

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0006706

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of steroids, compounds with a 1,2,cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene nucleus. [ GOC:go_curators ]

Synonyms: steroid degradation, steroid catabolism, steroid breakdown

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biological_process

GO:0006706

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Equivalent to:

catabolic process and has primary input some steroid

Subclass of:

organic cyclic compound catabolic process
lipid catabolic process
steroid metabolic process
has primary input some steroid