morphine catabolic process
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of morphine, 17-methyl-7,8-didehydro-4,5alpha-epoxymorphinan-3,6alpha-diol. Morphine is a highly potent opiate analgesic psychoactive drug obtained form the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum.
GO:0071272
morphine metabolic process
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GO:0071274
isoquinoline alkaloid catabolic process
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morphine breakdown
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morphine catabolism
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morphine degradation
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