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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. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of tetraterpenoid compounds, terpenoids with eight isoprene units. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of xanthophylls, oxygen-containing carotenoids. The chemical reactions and pathways involving xanthophylls, oxygen-containing carotenoids. The chemical reactions and pathways involving carotenoids, tetraterpenoid compounds in which two units of 4 isoprenoid residues joined head-to-tail are themselves joined tail-to-tail.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: xanthophyll catabolic process
Acc: GO:0016124
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of xanthophylls, oxygen-containing carotenoids.
Synonyms:
  • xanthophyll breakdown
  • xanthophyll degradation
  • xanthophyll catabolism
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 3 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 3 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0016124 - xanthophyll catabolic process (interactive image map)
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