lactam catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0072340

Synonyms

• cellular lactam breakdown
• cellular lactam catabolic process
• cellular lactam catabolism
• cellular lactam degradation

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of lactams, any cyclic amides of amino carboxylic acids, having a 1-azacycloalkan-2-one structure, or analogues having unsaturation or heteroatoms replacing one or more carbon atoms of the ring.

References

Ontology

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