Term Name: penicillin catabolic process
Synonyms: penicillin breakdown, penicillin catabolism, penicillin degradation
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of any antibiotic that contains the condensed beta-lactamthiazolidine ring system.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0042317]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: beta-lactam antibiotic catabolic process monocarboxylic acid catabolic process penicillin metabolic process secondary metabolite catabolic process sulfur compound catabolic process
has subtype: benzylpenicillin catabolic process
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of penicillin catabolic process
positively regulated by: positive regulation of penicillin catabolic process
regulated by: regulation of penicillin catabolic process