riboflavin catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0009232

Synonyms

• riboflavin breakdown
• riboflavin catabolism
• riboflavin degradation
• vitamin B2 catabolic process
• vitamin B2 catabolism
• vitamin G catabolic process
• vitamin G catabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of riboflavin (vitamin B2), the precursor for the coenzymes flavin mononucleotide (FMN) and flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD). http://www.indstate.edu/thcme/mwking/vitamins.html

References

Ontology

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