heme catabolic process
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of heme, any compound of iron complexed in a porphyrin (tetrapyrrole) ring.
GO:0006787
porphyrin-containing compound catabolic process
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GO:0042168
heme metabolic process
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GO:0046149
pigment catabolic process
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haem catabolic process
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haem catabolism
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heme breakdown
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heme catabolism
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heme degradation
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