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Term:
carotene catabolic process (GO:0016121)
Annotations: Rat: (4) Mouse: (2) Human: (2) Chinchilla: (2) Bonobo: (2) Dog: (3) Squirrel: (2) Pig: (2)
Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
9,9'-di-cis-zeta-carotene desaturation to 7,9,7',9'-tetra-cis-lycopene 
alpha-zeacarotene metabolic process +  
beta-carotene metabolic process +   
beta-zeacarotene metabolic process +  
carotene biosynthetic process +  
carotene catabolic process +   
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of carotenes, hydrocarbon carotenoids.
delta-carotene metabolic process +  
ent-pimara-8(14),15-diene catabolic process 
isoprene catabolic process 
lycopene metabolic process +   
miltiradiene catabolic process 
monoterpene catabolic process +  
phytoene metabolic process +  
sesquiterpene catabolic process +  

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

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