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GO: Biological Process

cytosine catabolic process

Term ID
GO:0006209
Synonyms
  • cytosine breakdown
  • cytosine catabolism
  • cytosine degradation
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of cytosine, 4-amino-2-hydroxypyrimidine, a pyrimidine derivative that is one of the five main bases found in nucleic acids; it occurs widely in cytidine derivatives.
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