FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term pigment catabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0046149 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a pigment, any general or particular coloring matter in living organisms, e.g. melanin.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]
Also Known As "pigment breakdown" ; "pigment catabolism" ; "pigment degradation"
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  metabolic process
   |__pigment metabolic process
       |__pigment catabolic process  1 rec.
           |__anthocyanin-containing compound catabolic process
           |__chlorophyll catabolic process
           |   |__bacteriochlorophyll catabolic process
           |   |__chlorophyll a catabolic process
           |__eye pigment catabolic process
           |   |__ommochrome catabolic process
           |   |__rhodopsin 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
           |__melanin catabolic process
           |__ocellus pigment catabolic process
               |__ommochrome catabolic process
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  • "pigment breakdown" EXACT
    "pigment catabolism" EXACT
    "pigment degradation" EXACT
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