id | GO:0046700   Detailed information |
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  name | heterocycle catabolic process |
  namespace | biological_process |
  def | "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of heterocyclic compounds, those with a cyclic molecular structure and at least two different atoms in the ring (or rings)." [GOC:ai] |
  subset | gosubset_prok |
  is_a | GO:0044248 ! cellular catabolic process |
  is_a | GO:0046483 ! heterocycle metabolic process |