Term Name: | vitamin catabolic process |
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Synonyms: | vitamin breakdown, vitamin catabolism, vitamin degradation |
Definition: | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a vitamin, one of a number of unrelated organic substances that occur in many foods in small amounts and that are necessary in trace amounts for the normal metabolic functioning of the body. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0009111] QuickGO AmiGO |