peptide catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0043171

Synonyms

• peptide breakdown
• peptide catabolism
• peptide degradation

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of peptides, compounds of 2 or more (but usually less than 100) amino acids where the alpha carboxyl group of one is bound to the alpha amino group of another.

References

Ontology

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