inosine catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0006148

Synonyms

• inosine breakdown
• inosine catabolism
• inosine degradation

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of inosine, hypoxanthine riboside, a nucleoside found free but not in combination in nucleic acids except in the anticodons of some tRNAs.

References

Ontology

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