thymidine catabolic process

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Namethymidine catabolic process
IDGO_0006214
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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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