uridine catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0006218

Synonyms

• uridine breakdown
• uridine catabolism
• uridine degradation

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of uridine, uracil riboside, a ribonucleoside very widely distributed but occurring almost entirely as phosphoric esters in ribonucleotides and ribonucleic acids.

References

Ontology

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