spermine catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0046208

Synonyms

• spermine breakdown
• spermine catabolism
• spermine degradation

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of spermine, a polybasic amine found in human sperm, in ribosomes and in some viruses and involved in nucleic acid packaging. 12141946

References

Ontology

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