Term Name: pyrimidine nucleotide catabolic process
Synonyms: pyrimidine nucleotide breakdown, pyrimidine nucleotide catabolism, pyrimidine nucleotide degradation
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a pyrimidine nucleotide, a compound consisting of nucleoside (a pyrimidine base linked to a deoxyribose or ribose sugar) esterified with a phosphate group at either the 3' or 5'-hydroxyl group of the sugar.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006244]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: nucleotide catabolic process pyrimidine nucleotide metabolic process pyrimidine-containing compound catabolic process
has subtype: pyrimidine deoxyribonucleotide catabolic process pyrimidine ribonucleotide catabolic process