Term Name: | ommochrome catabolic process |
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Synonyms: | ommochrome breakdown, ommochrome catabolism, ommochrome degradation |
Definition: | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of ommochromes, any of a large group of natural polycyclic pigments commonly found in the Arthropoda, particularly in the ommatidia of the compound eye. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0046153] QuickGO AmiGO |