FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term purine nucleobase catabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0006145 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of purine nucleobases, one of the two classes of nitrogen-containing ring compounds found in DNA and RNA, which include adenine and guanine.
Also Known As "purine base breakdown" ; "purine base catabolic process" ; "purine base catabolism" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       2
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 purine nucleobase catabolic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       2
     involved_in | purine nucleobase catabolic process       2
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catabolic process
 |__nucleobase catabolic process__________________
 |__purine-containing compound catabolic process__|
nucleobase metabolic process                      |
 |__purine nucleobase metabolic process___________|
 |__nucleobase catabolic process__________________|
purine-containing compound metabolic process      |
 |__purine nucleobase metabolic process___________|
 |__purine-containing compound catabolic process__|
                                                  purine nucleobase catabolic process  4 rec.
                                                   |__adenine catabolic process
                                                   |__anaerobic purine nucleobase catabolic process
                                                   |__guanine catabolic process 1 rec.
                                                   |__hypoxanthine catabolic process
                                                   |__xanthine catabolic process 1 rec.
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Is a purine nucleobase metabolic process
nucleobase catabolic process
purine-containing compound catabolic process
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  • "purine base breakdown" EXACT
    "purine base catabolic process" EXACT
    "purine base catabolism" EXACT
    "purine base degradation" EXACT
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