lactam catabolic process
cellular lactam breakdown
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cellular lactam catabolic process
exact
cellular lactam catabolism
exact
cellular lactam degradation
exact
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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