Term Name:	polyketide catabolic process
Synonyms:	polyketide breakdown, polyketide catabolism, polyketide degradation
Definition:	The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of polyketides, any of a diverse group of natural products synthesized via linear poly-beta-ketones, which are themselves formed by repetitive head-to-tail addition of acetyl (or substituted acetyl) units indirectly derived from acetate (or a substituted acetate) by a mechanism similar to that for fatty acid biosynthesis but without the intermediate reductive steps.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0030640]    QuickGO    AmiGO