GO biological process ontology term - GO:0009143 - nucleoside triphosphate catabolic process
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0009143
- Name
- nucleoside triphosphate catabolic process
- Ontology or CV name
- GO biological process
- Definition
- The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a nucleoside triphosphate, a compound consisting of a nucleobase linked to a deoxyribose or ribose sugar esterified with triphosphate on the sugar.