guanine catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0006147

Synonyms

• guanine breakdown
• guanine catabolism
• guanine degradation

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of guanine, 2-amino-6-hydroxypurine, a purine that is one of the five main bases found in nucleic acids and a component of a number of phosphorylated guanosine derivatives whose metabolic or regulatory functions are important.

References

Ontology

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