tetrapyrrole catabolic process
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0033015
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. [ GOC:mah ]
Synonyms: tetrapyrrole catabolism, tetrapyrrole breakdown, tetrapyrrole degradation
Term info
has obo namespace
biological_process
id
GO:0033015