FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

CV Term Report

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General Information

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)

Comment

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Annotations

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Relevant FlyBase reports
Full annotation statements	Genes
heme catabolic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| heme catabolic process

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

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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Relationships
Is a	porphyrin-containing compound catabolic process heme metabolic process pigment catabolic process
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"haem catabolic process" EXACT "haem catabolism" EXACT "heme breakdown" EXACT "heme catabolism" EXACT "heme degradation" EXACT
Secondary IDs

External Crossreferences & Linkouts
	Reactome:R-HSA-189483 "Heme degradation"