FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term carotenoid catabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0016118 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of carotenoids, tetraterpenoid compounds in which two units of 4 isoprenoid residues joined head-to-tail are themselves joined tail-to-tail.
Also Known As "carotenoid breakdown" ; "carotenoid catabolism" ; "carotenoid degradation"
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terpenoid metabolic process
 |__carotenoid metabolic process______
terpenoid catabolic process           |
 |__tetraterpenoid catabolic process__|
                                      carotenoid catabolic process
                                       |__alpha-zeacarotene catabolic process
                                       |__beta-carotene catabolic process
                                       |__beta-zeacarotene catabolic process
                                       |__delta-carotene catabolic process
                                       |__xanthophyll catabolic process
                                       |   |__all-trans-neoxanthin catabolic process
                                       |   |__astaxanthin catabolic process
                                       |   |__capsanthin catabolic process
                                       |   |__capsorubin catabolic process
                                       |   |__lutein catabolic process
                                       |   |__rhodopsin catabolic process
                                       |   |__spheroidene catabolic process
                                       |   |__zeaxanthin catabolic process
                                       |__zeaxanthin bis(beta-D-glucoside) catabolic process
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Is a tetraterpenoid catabolic process
carotenoid metabolic process
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  • "carotenoid breakdown" EXACT
    "carotenoid catabolism" EXACT
    "carotenoid degradation" EXACT
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