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Term:
Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
alpha-zeacarotene metabolic process +  
beta-carotene metabolic process +   
beta-zeacarotene metabolic process +  
carotenoid biosynthetic process +   
carotenoid catabolic process +   
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.
delta-carotene metabolic process +  
xanthophyll metabolic process +   
zeaxanthin bis(beta-D-glucoside) metabolic process +  

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: carotenoid breakdown ;   carotenoid catabolism ;   carotenoid degradation
Definition Sources: GOC:go_curators

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