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| Term | melanin catabolic process | ID (Ontology) | GO:0046150 (Gene Ontology) |
| Definition | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of melanins, pigments largely of animal origin. High molecular weight polymers of indole quinone, they are irregular polymeric structures and are divided into three groups: allomelanins in the plant kingdom and eumelanins and phaeomelanins in the animal kingdom.[ ISBN:0198506732 ] | ||
| Also Known As | "melanin breakdown" ; "melanin catabolism" ; "melanin degradation" | ||
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catabolic process |__phenol-containing compound catabolic process__ phenol-containing compound metabolic process | |__melanin metabolic process_____________________| |__phenol-containing compound catabolic process__| secondary metabolic process | |__melanin metabolic process_____________________| pigment metabolic process | |__melanin metabolic process_____________________| |__pigment catabolic process_____________________| melanin catabolic process |
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