Term Name: nicotine catabolic process
Synonyms: nicotine breakdown, nicotine catabolism, nicotine degradation
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of nicotine, (S)(-)-3-(1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinyl)pyridine.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0019608]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: catabolic process nicotine metabolic process
positively regulated by: positive regulation of nicotine catabolic process