carnitine catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0042413

Synonyms

• carnitine breakdown
• carnitine catabolism
• carnitine degradation
• vitamin Bt catabolic process
• vitamin Bt catabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of carnitine (hydroxy-trimethyl aminobutyric acid), a compound that participates in the transfer of acyl groups across the inner mitochondrial membrane. 0198506732

References

Ontology

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