thymidine catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0006214

Synonyms

• deoxyribosylthymine catabolic process
• deoxyribosylthymine catabolism
• thymidine breakdown
• thymidine catabolism
• thymidine degradation

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of thymidine, deoxyribosylthymine thymine 2-deoxyriboside, a deoxynucleoside very widely distributed but occurring almost entirely as phosphoric esters in deoxynucleotides and deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA.

References

Ontology

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