Name | thymidine catabolic process |
ID | GO_0006214 |
collection_id | Biological process |
Alternative ID | GO:0006215 |
Exact synonym | deoxyribosylthymine catabolic process, deoxyribosylthymine catabolism, thymidine breakdown, thymidine catabolism, thymidine degradation |
Description | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of thymidine, deoxyribosylthymine thymine 2-deoxyriboside, a deoxynucleoside very widely distributed but occurring almost entirely as phosphoric esters in deoxynucleotides and deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA. |
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