choline catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0042426

Synonyms

• choline breakdown
• choline catabolism
• choline degradation

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of choline (2-hydroxyethyltrimethylammonium), an amino alcohol that occurs widely in living organisms as a constituent of certain types of phospholipids and in the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. 0192801023

References

Ontology

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