Term Name: carbazole catabolic process
Synonyms: carbazole breakdown, carbazole catabolism, carbazole degradation
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of carbazole, a heterocyclic aromatic compound containing a dibenzopyrrole system that is produced during coal gasification and is present in cigarette smoke. Coal tar produced at high temperature contains an average of 1.5% carbazole. It is used widely in synthesis of dyes, pharmaceuticals, and plastics and is a suspected carcinogen.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0046232]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: carbazole metabolic process xenobiotic catabolic process