FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term nucleobase catabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0046113 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a nucleobase, a nitrogenous base that is a constituent of a nucleic acid.
Also Known As "nucleobase breakdown" ; "nucleobase catabolism" ; "nucleobase degradation"
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metabolic process
 |__catabolic process___________________________________
nucleobase-containing small molecule metabolic process  |
 |__nucleobase metabolic process________________________|
                                                        nucleobase catabolic process  9 rec.
                                                         |__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.
                                                         |__pyrimidine nucleobase catabolic process 5 rec.
                                                             |__cytosine catabolic process
                                                             |__thymine catabolic process 2 rec.
                                                             |__uracil catabolic process 2 rec.
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Is a catabolic process
nucleobase metabolic process
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  • "nucleobase breakdown" EXACT
    "nucleobase catabolism" EXACT
    "nucleobase degradation" EXACT
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