id | GO:0042426   Detailed information |
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  name | choline catabolic process |
  namespace | biological_process |
  def | "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." [GOC:jl, ISBN:0192801023] |
  subset | gosubset_prok |
  synonym | "choline breakdown" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "choline catabolism" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "choline degradation" EXACT [] |
  is_a | GO:0019695 ! choline metabolic process |
  is_a | GO:0042402 ! cellular biogenic amine catabolic process |
  is_a | GO:0046164 ! alcohol catabolic process |
  DPGLEAN16408