GO biological process ontology term - GO:0009261 - ribonucleotide catabolic process
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0009261
- Name
- ribonucleotide catabolic process
- Ontology or CV name
- GO biological process
- Definition
- The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a ribonucleotide, a compound consisting of ribonucleoside (a base linked to a ribose sugar) esterified with a phosphate group at either the 3' or 5'-hydroxyl group of the sugar.
