Term Name: nucleoside triphosphate catabolic process
Synonyms: nucleoside triphosphate breakdown, nucleoside triphosphate catabolism, nucleoside triphosphate degradation
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a nucleoside triphosphate, a compound consisting of a nucleobase linked to a deoxyribose or ribose sugar esterified with triphosphate on the sugar.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0009143]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: nucleoside phosphate catabolic process nucleoside triphosphate metabolic process
has subtype: deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate catabolic process purine nucleoside triphosphate catabolic process pyrimidine nucleoside triphosphate catabolic process ribonucleoside triphosphate catabolic process