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GO: Biological Process

thymidine catabolic process

Term ID
GO:0006214
Synonyms
  • deoxyribosylthymine catabolic process
  • deoxyribosylthymine catabolism
  • thymidine breakdown
  • thymidine catabolism
  • thymidine degradation
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of thymidine, deoxyribosylthymine thymine 2-deoxyriboside, a deoxynucleoside very widely distributed but occurring almost entirely as phosphoric esters in deoxynucleotides and deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA.
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