codeine catabolic process
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of codeine, an alkaloid found in the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum var. album. Codeine has analgesic, anti-tussive and anti-diarrhoeal properties.
GO:0071274
isoquinoline alkaloid catabolic process
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GO:2001291
codeine metabolic process
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codeine breakdown
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codeine catabolism
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codeine degradation
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