Term Name: | aminoglycoside antibiotic catabolic process |
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Synonyms: | aminoglycoside antibiotic breakdown, aminoglycoside antibiotic catabolism, aminoglycoside antibiotic degradation |
Definition: | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of an aminoglycoside antibiotic, any member of a group of broad spectrum antibiotics, of similar toxicity and pharmacology, that contain an aminodeoxysugar, an amino- or guanidino-substituted inositol ring, and one or more residues of other sugars. The group includes streptomycin, neomycin, framycetin, kanamycin, paromomycin, and gentamicin. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0030649] QuickGO AmiGO |