FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term heme catabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0042167 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of heme, any compound of iron complexed in a porphyrin (tetrapyrrole) ring.
Also Known As "haem catabolic process" ; "haem catabolism" ; "heme breakdown" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       1
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 heme catabolic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       1
     involved_in | heme catabolic process       1
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porphyrin-containing compound metabolic process
 |__porphyrin-containing compound catabolic process__
 |__heme metabolic process___________________________|
tetrapyrrole catabolic process                       |
 |__porphyrin-containing compound catabolic process__|
pigment metabolic process                            |
 |__heme metabolic process___________________________|
 |__pigment catabolic process________________________|
                                                     heme catabolic process  1 rec.
                                                      |__heme a catabolic process
                                                      |__heme B catabolic process
                                                      |__heme C catabolic process
                                                      |__heme O catabolic process
                                                      |__siroheme catabolic process
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Is a porphyrin-containing compound catabolic process
heme metabolic process
pigment catabolic process
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Synonyms
  • "haem catabolic process" EXACT
    "haem catabolism" EXACT
    "heme breakdown" EXACT
    "heme catabolism" EXACT
    "heme degradation" EXACT
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Reactome:R-HSA-189483 "Heme degradation"