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GO: Biological Process

choline catabolic process

Term ID
GO:0042426
Synonyms
  • choline breakdown
  • choline catabolism
  • choline degradation
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of choline (2-hydroxyethyltrimethylammonium), an amino alcohol that occurs widely in living organisms as a constituent of certain types of phospholipids and in the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. 0192801023
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Ontology
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