carotenoid catabolic process
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of carotenoids, tetraterpenoid compounds in which two units of 4 isoprenoid residues joined head-to-tail are themselves joined tail-to-tail.
GO:0016110
tetraterpenoid catabolic process
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GO:0016116
carotenoid metabolic process
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carotenoid breakdown
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carotenoid catabolism
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carotenoid degradation
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