porphyrin-containing compound catabolic process
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of any member of a large group of derivatives or analogs of porphyrin. Porphyrin consists of a ring of four pyrrole nuclei linked each to the next at their alpha positions through a methine group.
GO:0006778
porphyrin-containing compound metabolic process
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GO:0033015
tetrapyrrole catabolic process
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porphyrin breakdown
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porphyrin catabolic process
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porphyrin catabolism
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porphyrin degradation
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