Term Name: carotene catabolic process
Synonyms: carotene breakdown, carotene catabolism, carotene degradation
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of carotenes, hydrocarbon carotenoids.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0016121]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: carotene metabolic process terpene catabolic process
has subtype: alpha-zeacarotene catabolic process beta-carotene catabolic process beta-zeacarotene catabolic process delta-carotene catabolic process lycopene catabolic process phytoene catabolic process