lactam catabolic process
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of lactams, any cyclic amides of amino carboxylic acids, having a 1-azacycloalkan-2-one structure, or analogues having unsaturation or heteroatoms replacing one or more carbon atoms of the ring.
GO:0009056
catabolic process
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GO:0072338
lactam metabolic process
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cellular lactam breakdown
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cellular lactam catabolic process
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cellular lactam catabolism
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cellular lactam degradation
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