purine nucleobase catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0006145

Synonyms

purine base breakdown
purine base catabolic process
purine base catabolism
purine base degradation

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of purine nucleobases, one of the two classes of nitrogen-containing ring compounds found in DNA and RNA, which include adenine and guanine.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: nucleobase catabolic process purine nucleobase metabolic process purine-containing compound catabolic process

nucleobase catabolic process purine nucleobase metabolic process purine-containing compound catabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: adenine catabolic process anaerobic purine nucleobase catabolic process guanine catabolic process hypoxanthine catabolic process xanthine catabolic process

adenine catabolic process anaerobic purine nucleobase catabolic process guanine catabolic process hypoxanthine catabolic process xanthine catabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes