Term Name: enterobactin catabolic process
Synonyms: enterobactin breakdown, enterobactin catabolism, enterobactin degradation
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of enterobactin, a catechol-derived siderochrome of Enterobacteria; enterobactin (N',N',N''-(2,6,10-trioxo-1,5,9-triacyclodecane-3,7,11-triyl)tris(2,3-dihydroxy)benzamide) is a self-triester of 2,3-dihydroxy-N-benzoyl-L-serine and a product of the shikimate pathway.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0046214]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: catechol-containing compound catabolic process enterobactin metabolic process lactone catabolic process polyketide catabolic process siderophore catabolic process