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ONTOLOGY REPORT - ANNOTATIONS


Term:heme B catabolic process
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Definition:The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of heme b, a Fe(II) porphyrin complex readily isolated from the hemoglobin of beef blood, but also found in other proteins including other hemoglobins, myoglobins, cytochromes P-450, catalases, peroxidases as well as b type cytochromes.
Synonyms:exact_synonym: heme b breakdown;   heme b catabolism;   heme b degradation;   protoheme catabolic process;   protoheme degradation
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  biological_process 20413
    metabolic process 11835
      pigment metabolic process 70
        heme metabolic process 34
          heme catabolic process 5
            heme B catabolic process 0
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  biological_process 20413
    metabolic process 11835
      organic substance metabolic process 11328
        organic cyclic compound metabolic process 6260
          tetrapyrrole metabolic process 52
            porphyrin-containing compound metabolic process 42
              porphyrin-containing compound catabolic process 7
                heme catabolic process 5
                  heme B catabolic process 0
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