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protein catabolic process

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The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a protein by the destruction of the native, active configuration, with or without the hydrolysis of peptide bonds. [ ]

Term info

Label

protein catabolic process

Synonyms
  • protein breakdown
  • protein catabolism
  • protein degradation
database cross reference
Subsets

goslim_drosophila, goslim_pombe, goslim_candida, goslim_aspergillus

comment

This term refers to the breakdown of mature proteins. For cleavage events involved in generating a mature protein from a precursor, consider instead the term 'protein maturation ; GO:0051604' and its children.

has alternative id

GO:0044254

has narrow synonym

multicellular organismal protein catabolic process

has obo namespace

biological_process

has related synonym

pheromone catabolic process, pheromone catabolism

id

GO:0030163