| Name | purine nucleobase catabolic process |
| ID | GO_0006145 |
| collection_id | Biological process |
| Exact synonym | purine base breakdown, purine base catabolic process, purine base catabolism, purine base degradation |
| Description | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of purine nucleobases, one of the two classes of nitrogen-containing ring compounds found in DNA and RNA, which include adenine and guanine. |
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